NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture Critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits – White Bay North) says government’s aquaculture strategy of secrecy and wishful thinking will only harm the future of sustainable fish farming and wild capture fisheries.
NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says the Fisheries minister is failing to do his job and should be taking a leadership role to settle the current – and recurring – crab pricing dispute.
NDP Innovation, Business and Rural Development Critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says the province’s announcement yesterday of an equity investment in Icewater Harvesting leaves too many questions unanswered.
NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits--White Bay North) says certification and eco-labelling of lobster is key to the province remaining competitive in the global marketplace.
NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture Critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says minister Derrick Dalley is managing the decline of the fishery and selling it as good news.
In the latest example of a Friday news release from government hiding bad news, the fisheries minister says “2012 was a positive year for the seafood industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture Critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says the provincial government must be open and transparent on the implications for this province of Canada’s negotiations on the Canada European Trade Agreement.
NDP Fisheries and Aquaculture critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says an unusually-timed Friday night announcement is good news for workers in one town, but has set the stage for a complete loss of control of this province’s most traditional resource.
The NDP MHA for The Straits-White Bay North says a bit of creative thinking could go a long way towards increasing employment and financial returns related to traditional industries.
Today in the House of Assembly, Christopher Mitchelmore pointed to the community forest model as one with potential for this province.
