Untangle fisheries policy from the nets of old political debates

The feds have an opportunity to increase the northern cod quota in a meaningful way while remaining firmly within a science-based approach.

Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson. As Canada tries to deepen trade relationships beyond the U.S., northern cod represents a practical opportunity already sitting in front of us, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

June 3, 2026

As Prime Minister Mark Carney focuses on strengthening trade with Europe, his government is preparing to make a decision on the commodity that first linked Europe and what would become Canada: codfish off the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.Government’s dec...

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