Fisheries Minister Wilkinson fires back at enviro groups for suing over killer whales

Canada’s fisheries minister has fired back at environmental groups for launching court action to protect endangered southern resident killer whales instead of working with the federal government on the issue. Jonathan Wilkinson said the groups abandoned discussions shortly after they began with federal officials and representatives from the transportation and fishing industries. “They were the ones who initially asked to convene the multi-stakeholder forum. They effectively attended one meeting and then decided that they would pursue a more adversarial approach rather than a collaborative approach.” >click to read<10:48

One Response to Fisheries Minister Wilkinson fires back at enviro groups for suing over killer whales

  1. Neil Laffra says:

    Maybe bevause the Orca don’t have years to live while people play politics with their ignoring existing laws, supporting the offending dangerous industry instead!

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