DFO Standing Committee Undertakes Study into Foreign Ownership and Corporate Concentration of Licenses and Quota

Above: Photo by David Greening   Testimony has concluded for a study being undertaken by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on the Foreign Ownership and Corporate Concentration of Fishing Licenses and Quota. The committee heard testimony from 37 witnesses during meetings in May and June. Written briefs were also submitted for its consideration. Among the witnesses was Colin Sproul, President of the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association, who ...