Fisheries Council of Canada Says Government Secrecy on New Fisheries Law Threatens Jobs, Investment
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] October 19, 2017
The 102 year old Fisheries Council of Canada just finished their annual meeting in Ottawa this week and many members expressed concern about the Canadian government's lack of responsiveness to the seafood industry.
A new fisheries law is being proposed in Parliment, and under the Canadian system, once the party with the parlimentary majority introduces legislation, it is generally passed exactly as written. But the industry has gotten very little response from the goverment regarding what significant changes might be in thebill, other than a statement that it will likely be the most significant fisheries legislation in Canada in two generations...
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