Sticking to the question (Which party is better for fishery?), the answer is really quite obvious. The Liberal Party has demonstrated that it is not for the fishery in any way,shape or form. Therefore, the Conservative deserves an opportunity to put their party on the line for fisheries.
It would appear from previous Conservative governments (and that is how you are judging the Liberals - a previous Liberal government) that their record on fish isn't exactly something on which I'd want to stake my fishing future.
http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/getinvolved/item.shtml?x=684In 1988, Brian Mulroney's government passed legislation setting up off-shore petroleum agencies for off-shore Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The Canada-Nova Scotia Off-shore Petroleum Board was given explicit authority to over-ride other acts. This has meant that permits for oil and gas exploration, and seismic testing, has taken place over the objection of DFO scientists. The two regulatory boards are loathed by the region's fishermen. They are not regulators as much as they are promoters. The all-party report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (fall, 2001) urged that the obvious conflict between the Oceans Act and the Fisheries Act and the off-shore boards be resolved by placing the DFO and Oceans Act authorities above those of the boards.
http://www.bcen.bc.ca/bcerart/Vol2-4/kemanoga.htmTHE MULRONEY ERA: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
The gods were smiling on Alcan in September 1984 when Brian Mulroney swept to power. The rewarding partnership between Mulroney and Alcan lasted almost nine years. Eight months before Mulroney was elected, Alcan had applied to the B.C. government to get approval for what was then a $3-billion, Kemano project. But it was facing stiff opposition from the public and a group of pesky scientists at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans known as the Kemano Task Force.
Mark Hume's Jan. 8, 1991 opinion piece that tried to explain the Kemano 2 agreement was headlined "Fish Flounder in the Face of Alcan's Clout". Hume wrote that, "The company has two directors made companions of the Order of Canada by Mulroney's government, two Conservative Senators appointed by Mulroney, a former ambassador who served Mulroney loyally during the free trade campaign and three directors who serve on advisory bodies to Mulroney's administration." Sgt. White, who reviewed Hume's article as part of his investigation, said "The only way to prove a case against the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans would be to prove the allegation outline by Mark Hume, that Alcan received its desired flows on the Nechako River in return for financial support in the last election campaign. This is pure speculation. There is no proof. The decision appears to be a political one."
Ooopss..gotta go for dinner..... Lot's of reasons why the Conservatives would be a poor choice.
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