Madam Chair, of course in Nova Scotia the seafood sector is going to remain an important economic driver going forward. Pre-pandemic, I was thrilled to see a major investment in the Halifax international airport that was going to have a serious expansion of the air cargo logistics park to seriously increase the export capacity of seafood from our waters to kitchen tables all over the world. One of the things I have seen is when one deals with folks in the seafood industry, whether producers, harvesters, processors, whoever it may be, those who are able to adapt and innovate within their businesses are often able to create a new product or improve the delivery of existing products in a manner that allows them to hire more people in our communities and keep jobs in rural Nova Scotia. Can the minister comment on the importance of the Atlantic fisheries fund to allow those working in the industry to grow their business and keep more of our kids at home?
In the House of Commons on November 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.