Thank you, Mr. Chair. I did.
I ate in the parliamentary dining room last Thursday, where I had wild char. There was no Atlantic salmon of any type on the menu, either farmed or wild. Given that Norway, a leader in ecosystem protection and management, produces 18 times more farmed salmon than Canada and that its goal is to increase that by five times by 2050, I have a tough time with the rationale of my colleague's motion. I urge the committee not to support this motion.
We're supporting Canadian livelihoods. We heard everything today about habitat destruction. We heard about pinniped predation. We heard about all these factors and so many others that would positively affect the rebound of wild salmon stocks.
It really puzzles me why we'd be voting on this and what message it will send to the coastal people who depend on the salmon farming industry for their livelihood, especially given that great strides are being made to increase environmental protection at these farming sites. I've visited them myself. They're continuing to increase their efforts to protect the surrounding environments.
I won't be able to support the motion of Ms. Barron.
Thank you.