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House Hansard - 145

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/9/22 11:37:35 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Ottawa imposed a moratorium on the herring and mackerel fisheries two days before the season opened. In committee, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard offered a solution for fishers deprived of income. She suggested they change jobs. The minister gave people two days' notice that they would not be allowed to work. When they asked for help, she told them to change jobs. When the government decides to prevent people from earning a living, it owes them something. When will the minister drop the condescension and announce compensation for pelagic fishers?
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Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/9/22 11:38:41 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, protecting fishery resources is very important. Fishers would be the first to agree. However, the Minister of Fisheries never thinks of fishers. She has no compensation plan, and no plan to redirect them toward other fisheries. Her only plan, until this week, was to tell fishers to apply for EI. However, they are ineligible because the minister has prohibited them from working. The minister must not improvise like that when it comes to people's livelihoods. Will the minister come to her senses and announce compensation for fishers before the holidays?
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Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Mike Kelloway (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Dec/9/22 11:39:16 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, saying it twice does not make it more true. The fact of the matter is that we are focused on the stock. We are focused on creating a healthier stock. As I mentioned, the stock has been in the critical zone for the past 10 years. Our focus is on fishers and also on fishers' communities. That is what we are about on this side. We will continue to work with fishing communities and we will continue to work with fishing associations because that is the right thing to do for the stock and it is the right thing to do for fishers.
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