News Summary May 23, 2018
Today's Main Story: Fisheries Minister Defends Decision to Award Clam Fishing Quota to Company with Familial Ties
In Canada, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended his decision to award a lucrative clam harvesting quota to an Atlantic Canadian company with ties to the Liberal Party and to his family, telling the House of Commons on Tuesday that his wife has a lot of relatives. The Indigenous corporation that is part of the winning bid, Five Nations Clam Co., was originally headed by Gilles Thériault, who is the first cousin of Dominic LeBlanc’s wife. Read more here.
Also highlighted today is a piece that reports how two days after the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said it would close six fishing areas, the closure to protect North Atlantic right whales has been postponed a day because of high winds. See the full story here.
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