starting to see a pattern yet?
Yes. A
Pattern of Privatization. Clearly it is the intent of DFO into bring this twisted form of
mismanagement to every single species under their control. Private Ownership of Public Resources has already spread like a rapidly developing cancer, and as is the case with that insidious disease, now threatens to infect the whole. Thanks for confirming what we have been saying all along in this regard. It isn't simply halibut at stake here, it is
ALL marine resources! And while that obviously sits rather well with those who end up with
pseudo-ownership of these resources under this mad scheme, methinks the balance of the population who, according to Rule of Law from as far back as the Magna Carta to the Supreme Court of today, are the Legal and True Owners of those resources may beg to differ. Good of you to inform them though of just how far this nefarious scheme has already been carried.
Also depending on what post you read on here the latest push is that 80 % of the clients/ rec fishers are Canadian. That would mean that the majority of the money produced from the rec sector is not "new" money coming into the country but money Canadians at the moment are choosing to spend on sportsfishing. Where is the financial benefit to Canada here? those same 80% could switch to golf and there would be no loss to Canada what so ever. So the 80-90% that the commercials export is a direct benefit to Canada as it is NEW money.... hmm I wonder what ottawa thinks is the best use of fish?
"
Let them play Golf". More than a little reminiscent of another famous quote: "
Let them eat Cake". Methinks I don't have to spell out the outcome in that particular situation for you surely. Perhaps the most ignorant and self-effacing comment I have seen anywhere regarding this matter to date.
Telling CANADIANS that they can simply find another sport, and basing that on the line that the profits generated by the commercial sector is of more import than their access, as Canadians, to
their own resources is an affront of the highest degree. Grasping at straws. Sounds very much like the cries from a sinking ship methinks. Stick with that line though, that is certain to appease the masses you have, and continue to displace from their chosen recreational activities...
NOT!
We continuously hear the cry from the commercial sector that the recreational fleet is growing which creates requirements for more access, while complaining that their own operations are fading into the sunset. What you and your colleagues don't appear to understand is that every single business has a lifespan. Recreational Anglers are not so much your "
competition" as they are the
Future. The vast majority of small coastal communities who once relied on commercial fishing to drive their economies have and are turning to tourism (very much including angling btw) for their very survival. I do believe there remains a place for commercial operations on this coast. How much of a place has yet to be determined. Taking the stance that you and so many others of your ilk continue to demand will bring the matter to its' likely conclusion - Legal Action. And as I and many others have pointed out, in that you simply do not have a leg to stand on! And as such, you have a LOT more to lose than were you to join us in settling the issues of Fair and Equitable access cooperatively. Your call. Only fair to warn you however that continuing down the road you have decided to follow
WILL result in that fatal sunset arriving for many within your sector on a much quicker timeline.
Lastly for today... I don't give a rats butt if you choose to lease quoata for your business. All that means is you may possibly be tied to the dock while others continue to fish during these times of low abundance.
LOL! Nice try.
No-one is buying in. Save your bloody quota for spreading the privatization amongst yourselves. The writing
IS on the wall, and methinks deep down, you well understand just who eventually will remain behind tied at the dock. That is a little more than obvious from the FEAR driven responses of many within your chosen sector.
Up until now, and contrary to many, I have actually reviewed each of your postings with a reasonably open mind, and actually welcomed a fair bit of that input. This latest rant however has turned me away from that. It comes across very much as Fear-Motivated, as much of what you have written was obviously done so without any form of forethought. In fact by means of this latest post, you have actually provided some rather fine ammunition. Ammunition that I will use effectively against what you continue to demand - Private Access (Illegal Ownership) of Public Resources.
In my various dealings with government over the years, I have noticed that the farther up the ladder the Fear and resulting Angst is generated, the closer I am getting to the Truth of most matters. Thanks for confirming that for me once again.
They are starting to run Ladz. The sunset I noted above is getting a tad closer with each passing day. Obviously it is time for us to step up the pressure even more. Anyone with any sense of reality in this situation would step forward and start offering compromise. There remains little time at this juncture to do so. Should they choose to stay their course, we are left with no alternative than to take it to them as deeply and as strongly as they obviously wish to burden us with. Time for a new set of letters, and again Fish4, thanks for the quotes. I am sure on the eve of an impending election, Harper
et-al will be most amused...
Cheers,
Nog
