Canada: Fishy aquaculture decision in British Columbia under fire
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Published Mar 3, 2023
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“After eight years, the Trudeau government continues to fail to provide transparency and accountability in its fisheries and oceans decisions.”
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By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The Trudeau government’s move to close down open net-pen salmon farms in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia lacks transparency, accountability and sound scientific reasons, the opposition Conservative Party of Canada states. Mel Arnold, MP for the North Okanagan-Shuswap said Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray has not detailed the science behind her decision and delivered it without a plan being in place to support affected workers and communities. “After eight years, the Trudeau government continues to fail to provide transparency and accountability in its fisheries and oceans decisions,” said Arnold, who is also the Associate Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. “Although the Minister of Fisheries and Ocean’s mandate letter directs her to take action to build a brighter future through the use of science and evidence-based decision-making, she has issued another decision without providing the science or evidence that ...
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