With all the data that's been presented to you by the experts you call on to give you advice.... They've even offered that this can be done now. This can be established right now, and yet we hear stalling after stalling after stalling examples from the department about establishing a selective fishery. Even the ability to have machines that mark fish has been turned down, we've understood.
Minister, there have been many opportunities for you to get to an easy “yes” answer on this issue. There's a lot of evidence, a lot of data. A lot of B.C. fishing families are frankly relying upon a good decision based on data, based on science that you yourself have solicited, and you're just simply not listening to it because you want to still prevent it from happening, for some reason.
I just need a clear answer. If you're not going to listen to the data provided, what is it going to take?