Mr. Speaker, within my community of Saanich—Gulf Islands, concerns run deep for the fate of wild Pacific salmon.
The petitioners are calling for the Government of Canada to remove the conflict of interest within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act, which makes it a requirement for the department to both promote aquaculture and regulate aquaculture. The petitioners are also calling for the government to fully implement the recommendations of the long-standing report commissioned under the previous government of Stephen Harper, the excellent report of the Hon. Bruce Cohen that was released in 2012. The petitioners note that we have yet to see the 75 recommendations implemented.