I will address the part of his motion dealing with the Coast Guard, which could lead to other federal issues that have hurt Quebec and its economy for some 30 years. I am very happy to participate in this debate on the Coast Guard, among other things, as an associate member of the fisheries and oceans committee, as the member for Trois-Rivières, which is a port city, a maritime city, and also as the official opposition's critic on regional development.
Concernant la Garde côtière, il me fait éminemment plaisir de participer à ce débat comme membre associé du Comité des pêches et des océans, comme député de Trois-Rivières qui est une ville portuaire, une ville maritime, et aussi à titre de porte-parole de l'opposition officielle en matière de développement régional.