Mel Arnold at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On February 6th, 2018. See this statement in context.

February 6th, 2018 / 10:10 a.m.

Conservative

Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC

Thank you.

I want to go back to your presentation this morning. You said that since 2015, we've moved from 0.9% protection of our coastal marine areas to 7.75% as of December 21. A lot of that increase in protected areas was through the incorporation of these other protected areas, was it not?

These aren't new creations of this government. They were simply adaptations from existing protection that was out there. Is that a correct statement?

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