MP Blaney Seeking Plan On Open-Net Fish Farms

North Island–Powell River MP Rachel Blaney took time on Parliament Hill looking for answers from the Liberal Party regarding their failure to deliver a plan for open-net fish farms.

Blaney pressed the government during Question Period on the delayed release of the plan.

Blaney noted that communities in the North Island have been left in limbo, waiting for a plan that was supposed to be delivered in June.

“The Liberals have spent years delaying on a real job strategy for all of those who will be impacted. Coastal communities must not be left behind. Will the Government stop the delay and ensure the plan delivers necessary funds to support impacted First Nations and coastal communities?” Blaney asked.

In a release, Blaney’s office says the Liberals offered no concrete answers and are leaving impacted British Columbians without a clear path forward, although a government rep says work is underway and something should be released in the coming weeks.

That is on par with what the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said when announcing the delay this summer.