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Panel member of salmon inquiry quits because he can't testify at inquiry
By: The Canadian Press
7/07/2010 5:44 PM | Comments: 0
VANCOUVER - A key member of an advisory panel for the inquiry looking into the disappearance of Fraser River sockeye salmon has resigned.
Brian Riddell, president of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, issued a brief statement Wednesday saying he agreed to serve on the panel with the initial understanding that panel members could also be called as witnesses.
He says his understanding has now changed and that "Commission policy is now that panel members cannot also be called as witnesses," so he's decided to step aside.
Delta MP John Cummins says the resignation makes sense because Riddell was the head of science at the Department of Fisheries Pacific Region for decades.
Cummins says Riddell's work at the DFO will be under review at the inquiry and that puts him in an obvious conflict.
Inquiry hearings looking into the disappearance of millions of fish from the 2009 Fraser River sockeye salmon run are set to begin in September.
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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/gr...ause-he-cant-testify-at-inquiry-97980489.html
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By: The Canadian Press
7/07/2010 5:44 PM | Comments: 0
VANCOUVER - A key member of an advisory panel for the inquiry looking into the disappearance of Fraser River sockeye salmon has resigned.
Brian Riddell, president of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, issued a brief statement Wednesday saying he agreed to serve on the panel with the initial understanding that panel members could also be called as witnesses.
He says his understanding has now changed and that "Commission policy is now that panel members cannot also be called as witnesses," so he's decided to step aside.
Delta MP John Cummins says the resignation makes sense because Riddell was the head of science at the Department of Fisheries Pacific Region for decades.
Cummins says Riddell's work at the DFO will be under review at the inquiry and that puts him in an obvious conflict.
Inquiry hearings looking into the disappearance of millions of fish from the 2009 Fraser River sockeye salmon run are set to begin in September.
Find this article at:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/gr...ause-he-cant-testify-at-inquiry-97980489.html
Jim's Fishing Charters
www.JimsFishing.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sushihunter250