Madam Chair, since day one I have said that conservation is going to be our number one priority when it comes to the moderate livelihood fishery and Atlantic Canada. This is a goal we share with first nations as well as with commercial harvesters. I am never going to do anything that is going to challenge conservation. We need to make sure that the fishery is sustainable for the long term, and that is what we are going to do.
In the House of Commons on November 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.