Mr. Speaker, the government is gutting the Fisheries Act, taking quota away from the fishers and considering the elimination of the owner-operator and fleet separation policies. We now understand that it is eliminating over 1,000 jobs from DFO, on top of the over 400 employees who were fired at Christmas.
These employees give a valuable service to science and the protection of the fishery.
Why is the government trying to destroy the Canadian fishery?