Ryan Cleary at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On November 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2011 / 4:05 p.m.

NDP

Ryan Cleary NDP St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL

Thank you, Mr. Donnelly.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My apologies for showing up a little late, but I was caught up in a speech in the House.

Thanks to our witnesses for coming.

Mr. Abbott, I did some research, and you were quoted in the media earlier this month as saying that cuts to Environment Canada and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will make it more difficult for government to investigate cases like the one involving Cooke Aquaculture and the dumping of pesticides—the charges against Cooke for the alleged dumping. You say it's going to make it more difficult to hold the aquaculture industry to account.

Would closed containment mitigate the effects of pesticide use and those types of dangers, in light of government cuts?

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