Fisheries minister Clyde Jackman is running as fast as he can from a fisheries restructuring report that recommends restructuring the fishery.
This is not a surprise for a minister who appeared clueless on the issues in his own portfolio when he admitted first receiving the report.
This is not a surprise given that the current administration like pretty well all its predecessors of either blue or red persuasion have run from meaningful fisheries reform as fast as their little legs could carry them.
The only change in the past year seems to be that the industry has gone from midway up sh**t creek to being pretty close to the headwaters.
Bottom line: we are still in an election year with a Tory leadership out there waiting to get settled afterward. No politician of any political stripe is going to advocate what needs to happen (the report would be a good starting point) under either of those circumstances. And for the Tories in power, they have a double reason to stay as short-sighted as they can.
Anyone still wonder why Danny left in such a gigantic hurry?
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