Guest: Jim McIsaac, BC Commercial Fishing Caucus

Since the restructuring of the commercial fishing industry in the 90’s communities up and down the coast have been disenfranchised from the sector that was their lifeblood.

That is according to Jim McIsaac of the BC Commercial Fishing Caucus. He says, there comes at a time when fish stocks are well managed and robust. McIsaac points out fishing is a fraction of its former size.

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Ep. 592: Canadian Dental Plan: Is it Working?

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Ep. 591: Saving British Columbia’s Restaurants

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We invited Susannah Pierce, the past CEO of Shell Canada, who led the LNG Canada Phase I project from concept to implementation, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s ability to once again attract foreign direct investment to the province.

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Ep. 581: Invest or Save?

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