Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his work at committee.
In light of what we have seen, the assaults, the attack on property, the intimidation, the dangers that the Mi'kmaq fishers have endured and the Sipekne'katik First Nation and its people have endured, was the member horrified by the delay in the response from the federal government and its inaction? We knew weeks ago that this could happen. I am surprised that a life has not been lost due to the lack of immediate support from Ottawa.
Does the member agree that the Government of Canada needs to step in and do much more, not just in the immediate but when the fishery opens on November 1 in that area, and delivering a mandate to negotiate properly so they can assert their right?