New Macdonald-Laurier Institute report on East Coast fishery should be a wake-up call for the Government of Canada
SHEDIAC, New Brunswick, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The new Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) Report: Fishing for Answers, How an East Coast Resurgence could navigate through rough seas by Ken Coates puts a spotlight on risks and opportunities for coastal communities. A number of observations and recommendations suggest the Government of Canada needs to change direction.
- A number of observations and recommendations suggest the Government of Canada needs to change direction.
- “The federal government strategy of targeting the commercial fishery to bear the burden of Reconciliation is fundamentally wrong.
- We need to be at the table together with Indigenous leaders and the government having direct discussions.
- Indigenous peoples, commercial fishing organizations and the government must be brought directly to the table to find solutions that maintain a sustainable fishery.