Mr. Speaker, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has asked the government to halt the process and consult with them but, of course, it does not listen. Does the minister not know that 56,000 jobs on B.C.'s north coast depend on the seafood and tourism industries?
The Conservative MPs for that region could have told the government but since they did not, here is what the UBCM has to say:
...[this] critical marine habitat...sustain the social, cultural, environmental and economic health of coastal communities....
How can the minister play fast and loose with the livelihoods of those B.C. communities?