Mr. Speaker, if there is no debate over the extension of this moratorium, then we are left wondering why it is not on the federal government's agenda.
Georges Bank is the bedrock of the commercial fishery in the north Atlantic. The Nova Scotia government has passed legislation to extend the moratorium. The U.S. government has extended the moratorium past 2017.
Why does the government not explain to us when it will bring this legislation forward to ensure that it is protecting this important resource for Canadians?