Tag Archives: Government of Canada
FFAW-Unifor President Earle McCurdy – “What kind of second class citizens do they think fish harvesters are?”
No fewer than three ongoing issues highlight the degree of intrusion on traditional fishing grounds, McCurdy said. He said it is “shocking” that the Government of Canada is proposing a Marine Protected Area in the Laurentian Channel off the province’s south coast in which fishing would be prohibited but activities other than fishing . Read the rest here 09:17
Adding insult to injury: The budget and Indigenous relations – “Supporting First Nations fishing enterprises”
The Government of Canada is trumpeting $626 million in new investment for Indigenous peoples in yesterday’s budget. Let’s just say that’s a slight exaggeration. Here’s a closer look at the four “investment” areas. continue
