Well, that hasn't been my experience in Canada. My experience is that with committed stakeholders, and even some limited science, we can take smaller steps. I don't want to be negative about that. I would say, on some of the powers that are in this bill for the minister, it's the vagueness that concerns me. There are aspects to my sector. I'm sure there are aspects to commercial fishing. I'm sure there are conservationists who would say that unless we understand what we're trying to achieve, we could make some mistakes along the way, and making a mistake when you have a five-year commitment is a big mistake.
On November 9th, 2017. See this statement in context.