“I want more rules to protect small fishing businesses. Big corporations are bad. Foreign companies should not own things here. The government should tell us who owns what.”
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Fisheries and Oceans
A debate about the fishing industry on the west coast. The NDP raised concerns about corporate concentration and foreign ownership pushing out local fisherman. The Liberal Minister said she supports 'owner-operator models' and is working with indigenous groups on a solution for the west coast. The Conservatives tried to shift the topic to alleged wasteful Liberal spending driving inflation.
“I want to make rules that help small fishing businesses. I like when local people own and control things. I'm talking to groups on the west coast about what they need. I want the rules to be good for the local communities.”
“I want to share my list of things the other party spent money on. It has to be their fault, not the economy. They said no.”