The minister has managed to blow the hopes of Atlantic Canadians right out of the water. Capacity reductions were supposed to fix the problems of Atlantic fishermen, but this government's failure has left Atlantic Canadians with
no hope for a viable future in the fishery. All they can hope for is that the cheques from Ottawa do not run out. That is not hope, it is dependency. Atlantic Canadians deserve better.
Will the minister now admit that his attempts at capacity reduction have been an abject failure and that he has quashed the last hope of Atlantic fishermen for a livelihood in the future?