The MP for Nanaimo Ladysmith says she’s very disappointed the government voted down a private member’s bill to move away from open net salmon farming.
Sheila Malcolmson says there were a few Liberal MPs from BC who did the right thing and voted for the Bill, but the majority of the Liberals and Conservatives opposed it.
Malcolmson says transitioning BC away from open-net pen salmon farms towards closed-containment farms would have protected the health of wild salmon and encouraged the development of good green aquaculture jobs.
She says it’s a major missed opportunity for the coast, and a sad day for wild salmon.
