Before the election, biologist and wild-salmon activist Alexandra Morton mused publicly about whether or not she should run for the NDP in the riding of North Island. She decided not to enter federal politics as a candidate. But now, she's launching a different sort of campaign to coincide with the federal election.
Today, she announced that she will visit candidates' offices and ask them three questions:
1. Will you stake your reputation that these Norwegian aquaculture companies are not releasing foreign viruses into B.C.?
2. Will you work to build an innovative land-based Canadian aquaculture industry to provide jobs to the 1,259 people directly employed by salmon feedlots?
3. Will you remove salmon feedlots from B.C. waters within 12 months of being elected?
This "Vote Salmon" campaign, as she calls it, was developed because the wild species "are dying of politics". Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
Today, she announced that she will visit candidates' offices and ask them three questions:
1. Will you stake your reputation that these Norwegian aquaculture companies are not releasing foreign viruses into B.C.?
2. Will you work to build an innovative land-based Canadian aquaculture industry to provide jobs to the 1,259 people directly employed by salmon feedlots?
3. Will you remove salmon feedlots from B.C. waters within 12 months of being elected?
This "Vote Salmon" campaign, as she calls it, was developed because the wild species "are dying of politics". Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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