NDP Calls on DFO to Meet with Lobster Industry
Ottawa – For the second year in a row, lobster prices in Atlantic Canada are below $5 per pound. Today, fishermen in PEI have tied up their boats and are refusing to fish in protest of the low value. “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans needs to sit down with the Provinces and Harvesters to come up with a plan to address these rock bottom prices,” said NDP Fisheries Critic Robert Chisholm. In 2011 the lobster industry in Atlantic Canada… Read more
ROBERT CHISHOLM TAKES ACTION TO PROTECT WATERWAYS IN NOVA SCOTIA FROM CONSERVATIVE ATTACKS
April 22, 2013 OTTAWA – In a move designed to reverse the Conservatives’ reckless changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act, NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Robert Chisholm (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour) introduced a bill in the House of Commons to restore protection to Nova Scotia’s Heritage Rivers – the Shelburne and the Margaree. “The Conservative government has failed to reinforce environmental protections, choosing instead to gut existing laws,” said Chisholm. “These measures put Canada’s lakes and rivers at risk for unbridled,… Read more
NEW DEMOCRATS REACT TO THE THE TRAGIC DEATH OF REHTAEH PARSONS
NEW DEMOCRATS REACT TO THE THE TRAGIC DEATH OF REHTAEH PARSONS DARTMOUTH – Today New Democrats reacted to the tragic death of Rehtaeh Parsons of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. “We are all deeply shocked and saddened by the news of Rehtaeh’s death,” said Robert Chisholm, MP for Dartmouth Cole-Harbour. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. We also call on authorities to find answers to the family’s questions.” “At times of tragedy like this we ask ourselves… Read more