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A frenzied, fast-tracked fish-farming bill, Stewart Lamont, Tangier

For those who will recall, the Doelle-Lahey report was issued prior to Christmas. It called for the absolute reform of open-net pen aquaculture and its sloppy regulation. Government members said they were open to these improvements, but not a peep did they express for nearly four months. Suddenly, last Tuesday on federal budget day, with absolutely no notice and attention largely elsewhere, the sludge hit the fan — if you will forgive the unfortunate phrase. Read the rest here 11:27