"I will take steps to ensure that our two governments can continue their work to implement the Canada–Quebec accord for the shared management of petroleum resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which was signed in 2011. This accord will ensure that Quebec benefits from the royalties and economic spinoffs of developing offshore resources as if they were located on its own land."

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, in the presence of Jean D'Amour, Minister for Transport and the Implementation of the Maritime Strategy, Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and Minister responsible for the Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, today announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are in a good position to table the legislative framework to implement the Canada-Quebec Accord, signed in 2011, for the joint management of petroleum resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence."

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday Ottawa and Quebec are both expected to table legislation by the end of the year [2014] to jointly manage the petroleum resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence."