Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to establish inquiry into illegal fishing

Nova Scotia’s Liberal enactment is promising to found a nationalist enquiry into amerciable sportfishing if the enactment is elected to govern connected Nov. 26.

Liberal Leader Zach Churchill issued a connection contiguous saying the enactment would besides re-introduce a no-tolerance, minimum-fine argumentation for those caught buying illegally caught lobster.

As well, Churchill committed to creating a dedicated fisheries enforcement portion and a abstracted commercialized fisheries office.

Illegal lobster sportfishing is simply a hot-button contented successful southwestern Nova Scotia, wherever Churchill was expected to run successful his location riding of Yarmouth.

In Halifax, NDP Leader Claudia Chender promised to support the province’s coastline from the interaction of clime alteration by reintroducing the Coastal Protection Act.

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When it was archetypal introduced, the enactment received all-party enactment — but erstwhile Liberal and Conservative governments chose not to marque it law.

Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston was expected to run successful Cape Breton today, and Chender was scheduled to canvass voters successful Halifax with national NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Nov.1, 2024.