B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

Cermaq Canada is alleging former fisheries minister Joyce Murray disregarded the advice of her department and government scientists.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans hasn't issued licences to salmon farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands since June 2022, but a new civil suit claims it conducted a 'bad-faith' consultation to justify a 'predetermined' outcome.

A British Columbia aquaculture company is suing the federal government over its decision to ban salmon farming near the province's Discovery Islands in early 2023, accusing a former fisheries minister of conducting a "bad-faith" consultation process, and disregarding her own...

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