On Oct 21, 2026, Tasha Sutcliffe, Senior Policy Advisor for Ecotrust Canada, spoke to the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in Ottawa on the need for policy changes that support and rebuild British Columbia’s commercial fishery. Below is the transcript. Thank you for having me here today. I am an independent contractor and am here in my role as Senior Policy Advisor with Ecotrust Canada. I also work with BC First Nations supporting the development of their community-based fisheries, a key aspect of fisheries reconciliation. I have spent three decades working with fish harvesters and fishing communities. There are many challenges facing fisheries in BC, but one of the core issues limiting the sector’s full potential contribution to rural ...
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