Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to present this motion:
Given that, after nine years and six fisheries ministers, Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has betrayed harvesters and made a mess of Newfoundland and Labrador's inshore fishery, the Liberal government has ignored Canadian fish harvesters and is not listening to their concerns, the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has recently stated that the “federal Liberal government [has] completely and utterly failed our province and the recovery of the great Northern cod stock”, and that because Canadian fish harvesters need their voices heard so that those who are adjacent and reliant on this stock can reap the benefits of their 32 years of conservation efforts, the committee begin a study of at least four meetings into the impact of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government's betrayal of Canadian fish harvesters, and that the meetings consist of:
(a) one 2-hour meeting with the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard;
(b) one 2-hour meeting with officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard;
(c) one 2-hour meeting with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor); and
(d) at least one meeting with stakeholders deemed relevant to the subject;
and that the committee report its findings to the House.
Thank you.