Clifford Small at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

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

October 9th, 2024 / 5:45 p.m.

Conservative

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

Thank you very much.

My next question is for Ms. Street.

Congratulations on becoming the incoming president of FFAW Unifor in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In our last committee meeting—I don't know if you saw it or not—we had Assistant Deputy Minister Burns explain to us that Minister Lebouthillier could not help the Prime Minister uphold his promise to the insurer for the 115,000 tonnes. He basically said that the minister decided to go with a commercial fishery because it would provide year-round employment.

We have a quota set at about 18,000 metric tons here. What do you think of that? Do you think the minister has achieved her goal of providing year-round employment from the northern cod fishery?

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