Mr. Speaker, I am from B.C. Let us look at how the fisheries minister handled the problem of fish in B.C. creeks.
There was a conservation initiative called the habitat mapping and inventory program. The government spent $115,000 on the program. It was ready to go but last month some members of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union criticized the minister. To punish them he cancelled the program, throwing 45 workers out of work and endangering the fish habitat.
Why does the minister always put politics ahead of what is best for the fishery?