Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question will be for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. Honourable Members may recall that on June 19, 1992, I made a Member's statement on the frustration that Inuit fishery workers in my constituency have felt about the waste of Greenland sharks, which were from the incidental catch in our turbot fishery.
Mr. Speaker, it offends our cultural values to see hundreds of pounds of shark left on the ice to spoil because it has not been possible to secure markets for the hides and meat. I understand that the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism has been considering this problem. My question is, could he inform the House on the progress he has made in finding markets for the export of shark products since I raised this issue last June?