Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to say a few words in this debate. I will be sharing my time with the member for St. John's West.
I want to congratulate the member for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore on a great speech. I am absolutely amazed at his knowledge of Newfoundland and Labrador and generally of the fishery.
One of the most discouraging things in speaking in this debate is the fact that no matter what is said here tonight, no matter how many good points are made, and there have been some very good points made, and no matter what happens, at the end of the day I do not believe it is going to make too much difference to the bottom line. When this debate is over this evening the fishery will still be closed, the communities affected will still be threatened and people will still be unemployed.