Mr. Speaker, the only thing the Conservatives want to protect is the bottom line of their industry friends.
This reckless dismantling of fisheries protection will harm our fishing communities and the economies that sustain them. Fishery groups are already warning that the Conservatives' cuts to DFO science would put the fisheries at risk. Scrapping in-house research for a hand-picked talk shop will not serve Canadians who rely on fisheries science to protect their livelihood.
How does the minister expect to respond to crises that could cripple vital fisheries without this science?