It’s high time to upgrade the Fisheries Act

This government has promised to restore lost protections in it. Here’s how it can modernize this important law.

Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been tasked with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act, restoring lost protections, and building in modern safeguards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY

December 13, 2017

If once upon a time the belief that fisheries were an endless natural resource was common, it is now abundantly clear that it is not. Fisheries are declining fast around the globe, and Canada is not exempt from this. For example, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC...

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