I agree. Two things that changed in the 2019 act made this problematic. One was the focus and fixation on the death of individual fish as opposed to the sustainability of the population. The second problem was the removal of public interest as a decision-making criterion. As a result, that broader discussion doesn't become a topic. When somebody looks at a Fisheries Act authorization, they say not to worry about public interest. All they worry about are those fish, not necessarily the fish population. That fixation on an important but very tiny point means that we get to infinitesimal effects where somebody says, “I want you to fix that.” It takes our attention away from the bigger picture. It's a problem and it can be fixed.
On November 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.