Clifford Small at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On December 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.

December 4th, 2024 / 4:40 p.m.

Conservative

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to the minister and officials for being here today.

Minister, the FFAW, the MFU, the PEIFA, the UFCA and many other fishing industry stakeholders are quite concerned about who is gaining stakeholder status at stock assessments. Do you believe that foreign countries should be able to influence decisions made for Canadian stock assessments?

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