Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his speech.
It is very important for us. It is very important for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as for Quebeckers. It is a question of sovereignty. It is important not only for the east coast of Quebec, the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Maritimes; it is important for the entire country. It is very important for Canada, for all of us.
Therefore, I want to ask him about the situation the Conservatives have put themselves in by bringing this forward in the House, to vet this particular agreement or these particular amendments.
Yet the result of this may prove to be very little; much ado about nothing, unfortunately. The will of the House, we hope, will dictate that this agreement is not good for Canadian sovereignty. Yet the charade by the government has been to put this into the House of Commons despite what happens.
We have been through this now for two and a half years and we finally have a vote here in the House of Commons.
I want to congratulate my colleagues, as I have done for my colleague from the Bloc. Félicitations, indeed. I would like to congratulate my colleague, the hon. member for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, for bringing it here.
That being said, with the result of this particular vote, does the hon. member feel that the Conservatives have let down not only the côte est du Québec et Terre-Neuve aussi, but also this particular House and its will to do what is right for sovereignty in this country, not just for the fishermen but for this country and its sovereignty?