“You didn't answer my question. The minister needs to stop keeping people waiting and tell us whether the current fishing priority will stay the same. This is about people's livelihoods.”
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Fisheries and Oceans
In a debate about Fisheries and Oceans, the Conservative representative pressed the government about aligning salmon allocation policy with a court decision and accused the minister of keeping people waiting. The Liberal representative said they're working on a balanced decision that includes recreational, commercial and indigenous fishing. Much of the exchange involved talking around the issue without getting into specifics.