Nous savons que, quand nous avons eu l'occasion de nous joindre à la Confédération de Terre-Neuve, en 1949, ce que le Canada a fait du reste, l'accord prévoyait que le gouvernement fédéral aurait la responsabilité de partager les ressources en mer, y compris les pêches et les gisements miniers.
We know that when we had the opportunity of joining Newfoundland in its confederation of 1949, when Canada joined it, part of the deal was the federal government would have responsibility to share offshore resources, including fisheries and any mineral deposits that may be there.