Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Langley--Abbotsford is promoting an interesting proposition.
Fisheries assistance is provided to those who need it on a proportional basis. If the hon. member is suggesting, for example, that funding for forestry compensation through the community economic development initiatives related to the softwood lumber agreement should be given to everybody in the country, whether or not they have actually been impacted, that is a ridiculous proposition.
We target funding to where the impacts occur on a proportionate basis and that is exactly what is happening in this particular case.