Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First I'd also like to welcome the fishermen, and Bea and the others, to the gallery today. They do represent a very important part of our economy and one that we feel very strongly must be sustained. We do have a valuable resource in Great Slave Lake, as well as in other lakes, both for commercial and for sport fishing. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the Minister of RWED has dedicated a full-time person to this industry. We have long felt, as a government, that we're not getting a good deal out of the freshwater fish marketing arrangement. It's where our fish are taken all the way to Winnipeg or wherever it is and mixed in to add value to the whole lot. I don't think that's being fair to our northern economy, and I'm very pleased with the work that Minister Bell has done and the work that the staff person will do with the fishermen in ensuring that we do have a sustainable economy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 421-15(3): Sustaining Our Fishery Resources
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 421-15(3): Sustaining Our Fishery Resources
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 17th, 2005
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