Mr. Speaker, there has been talk about a five-year period and how nothing has been done during that time.
I would like us to look back 21 years to the Marshall decision. It is really the prerogative of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to define what a “moderate livelihood” means.
What is happening right now in Nova Scotia, and I think the opposition leader said it very well, is that both indigenous and non-indigenous people want answers. There has been a conceptual void for 21 years, and I want something to be done about it.
How can the government explain its failure to take action?