Mel Arnold at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On November 2nd, 2017. See this statement in context.

November 2nd, 2017 / 9:15 a.m.

Conservative

Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC

Let me move on to the next question, because we're short on time.

You mentioned—and Mr. Stringer, I believe, backed it up—that with the Bill C-55 process, areas are closed unless there are exceptions made. This has fishermen in Atlantic Canada terrified. We heard this in testimony over the past few weeks while we were out there. They are concerned that once an area is closed, it's never reopened.

What are you telling their families? What are you telling fishermen on the Atlantic coast?

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