Liberal MPs toe party line after breaking historical agreement on northern cod

Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MPs have proven yet again that they have no interest in standing up for the sustainability of the province's adjacent resources, enhancing its socio-economic opportunities, or safeguarding its future.

Rural Economic Development Minister Guide Hutchings, pictured, and her fellow Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MPs have fallen into line with their party rather than backing their province's best interests, writes Courtney Glode.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY COURTNEY GLODE

August 21, 2024

Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, a Newfoundland and Labrador MP, was asked at an unrelated media event on Aug. 9 why the federal government chose to prematurely reopen the commercial cod fishery to offshore draggers, breaking a 40-plus year commitment t...

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