Clifford Small at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On February 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 27th, 2024 / 5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Clifford Small Conservative Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL

Well, that's what I'm hearing from stakeholders—that the PMO got directly involved in this decision and that the direction came down from the PMO.

I have a question for you. How much say are the NGOs, such as Oceans North and Oceana, having? They're coming out now and saying that we shouldn't fish this redfish. Do they have a seat at the table on this decision?

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