Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
B.C. salmon stocks are rapidly shrinking. Fraser River stocks are almost gone and this year's Alaskan catch will severely hurt our northern runs. One would think the government's plan would include a strategy to save the salmon but it does not. The minister of fisheries is fiddling with licences while the B.C. fishery burns.
My question for the minister is very simple. Will his plan preserve salmon stocks in British Columbia or not?