We need to be proud and loud for our seafood production

If done right, we can realize true sustainable outcomes and drive the revitalization of coastal communities across Canada promised by a dynamic and innovative seafood sector.

Bernadette Jordan, minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, is pictured leaving a caucus meeting in December. The federal government has committed to conserving 25 per cent of our waters by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PAUL LANSBERGEN

February 26, 2020

The world is embarking on international negotiations of a new biodiversity framework. This will include a vision for 2050 and interim targets for 2030. At the same time, Canada is also working to implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), including those on food security an...

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