Commercial fishermen in B.C. are being driven to bankruptcy by salmon fishing closures, but no federal candidates are talking about a “just transition” for them on the campaign trail.
So today, commercial fishermen are staging a protest on the water to try to raise public awareness about their plight.
A flotilla of commercial fishing boats will stage a protest off Granville Island today, starting at 11 a.m., in the hope of raising public awareness of their plight, which has received little attention, despite a federal election campaign being underway.
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