Mr. Speaker, given the stated objective of the minister's plan to revitalize the commercial salmon fishery in B.C. is to reduce the size of the fleet by 50 per cent, and with the Nisga'a soon to be guaranteed by treaty about 27 per cent of Nass River production, and with at least two other Nass bands yet to settle, would the minister not agree that his downsizing plan was designed only to allow the reallocation of fish under treaties?
In the House of Commons on May 7th, 1996. See this statement in context.