Madam Chair, the Great Lakes fishery has an economic value of over $8 billion, but it was largely decimated by the invasion of the sea lamprey. Economic viability was restored through the convention with the U.S., the treaty called the “Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries”. The resulting control measures were implemented binationally.
Is the minister not concerned that Canada's $10-million underfunding of the commission threatens the viability of this fishery?