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Foote expresses disappointment with defeat of Private
Member's Motion for FPI Inquiry March 29, 2006
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Judy Foote, Opposition Critic for Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
and MHA for the District of Grand Bank, is disappointed but not surprised
that government defeated her private member’s motion calling for a full
public inquiry into the operations of Fishery Products International (FPI).
"Government has missed yet another opportunity to hold FPI accountable," says Foote. "We are looking for answers here on behalf of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and government still refuses to bring this company to task for its total disregard of its obligation to this province and its people. "It is clear that the spirit and intent of the FPI Act has been brazenly broken. The minister stated categorically that FPI has shipped valuable fish resources out of this province without government authorization. He also said this company has been selective about the information it has given to government about its operations. Fish plants are closing, affecting both people’s incomes and their lives. Now we learn that the company has undertaken a major restructuring of its American assets which, according to the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the government knew nothing about. "What else needs to happen that would, in the government’s view, warrant an independent review of this company? It is truly questionable whose interest this government is protecting." Foote was also disappointed that Clyde Jackman, MHA for Burin-Placentia West and Minister of Environment and Labour, voted not to support the motion. "He was given a second opportunity to stand up for his constituents, many of whom are forced to leave the province because of the actions of FPI and the inaction of the provincial government. Again, he has failed his constituents, and in doing so, failed the people and the communities of the entire Burin Peninsula. " |
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