SEA-NL applauds former fisherman’s appointment as Opposition critic for Fisheries and Oceans
Thursday, Oct. 13th, 2022 – Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) says Conservative MP Clifford Small’s appointment as Opposition critic for Fisheries and Oceans/the Canadian Coast Guard is good news for the province’s wild fisheries.
“As the son of an inshore fisherman, and a former skipper himself, Clifford Small understands the wild commercial fisheries better than any politician of any political stripe,” says Ryan Cleary, SEA-NL’s Executive Director.
“What better MP to hold the Government of Canada to account for better fishery policy, science, and search and rescue than a former fisherman who can relate from the deck of a boat.”
Newly elected federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled his shadow cabinet Wednesday, with Small assigned critic for Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Small will face off in the Commons against DFO Minister Joyce Murray, a British Columbia MP.
Originally from Wild Cove, White Bay, Small fished snow crab, northern shrimp, and seals.
Small was elected Conservative MP for the central Newfoundland riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in the September 2021 federal election and serves on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
