Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
We have seen violence in the fishery in New Brunswick because of political interference. We have seen large protests in Newfoundland and Labrador. The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador has said that the minister and the government are directly interfering in the process by trying to bribe communities by telling them that federal funding would be cut off unless they support the minister's plan.
How can the minister justify this blatant political interference?