Maxime Blanchette-Joncas at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On May 9th, 2024. See this statement in context.

May 9th, 2024 / 4:50 p.m.

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Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC

I trust the data, so I'll wait for your written response about the date on which the recommendation was made.

DFO awarded a contract to Mersey Seafoods, which owns the Mersey Venture. It's a lucrative contract, $800 million, to capture redfish data. The fishers are also the ones who will host the scientists gathering the data.

Do you see a conflict of interest there?

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