Politicians - FFAW Reps - Fishers - Media and the General Public will have the opportunity to hear an address by Bob Applebaum - former Director General of the International Directorate of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Among other responsibilities Applebaum was extremely involved in the Law of the Sea negotiations resulting in the 200 mile zone and involved in establishing the NAFO Convention.
Bob has been retired sine 1996 but has kept a close eye on the continuing strife of what is our fishery and has appeared as an invited speaker to the Senate hearings on the fishery. More recently Applebaum sent a letter of great concern to Minister of Fisheries - Loyola Hearn. The correspondence outlined that NAFO negotiations currently underway may have the outcome of hurting Canada's position within NAFO and partial loss of control of our fish stocks. This talk should culminate in our increased awareness of the European agenda and how proposed changes to the voting mechanisms within NAFO could jeopardize advancements we have made and future protection and prosecution issues.
The public forum is July 23, at Hampton Hall, Monday evening 8 o'clock.
Sue's Blog thanks Gus Etchegary for his continued commitment to this most important issue to our people and our province by arranging this talk and providing the information.
I can't wait to see the 48 members or however many are left there with bells on - showing some level of commitment to why they are here to begin with. There are no BBQ's or come home fairs or regattas without our history - culture - and this renewable fishery.
Save our Youth - their communities - and our Future.
2 comments:
Sue I hope that Hampton Hall will be filled to capacity tonight with the imporatant fishery meeting.
But I am sorry to say that the people of this province are so complacent that I am not likely to see any more than 20 or 30 people. I am scared that our people aren't getting the message of what is happening.
If the people do not take action soon, they can damn well expect that in the next 10 years, you will see not only our human resources being exported out of this place to work in other provinces along with our natural resources, you will also see our senior citizes having to move out of here to enter nursing facilities. More and more of our sick have to move away for medical attention and with the demographic of most of our population in Newfoundland and Labrador in older non-working group and a higher death rate than birth rate; that within 10 years our seniors, who will be requiring nursing home attention, will be exported out of here to be nursed in senior's facilites anywhere from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Nobody is even contemplating that, but it is almost upon, since who will be left here of working age to man the homes and take care of the ailing seniors anyway? We better get our act together and get it together fast or we will be doomed as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
It is time to wake up boys and girls from your stupor, there is much work to be done and done fast, since you have slept far too long when you should have been working to fix the things that have been broken for far too long. All the meetings need to be attended and we need to focus on those no good politicians who have been working so long for their own well being and not that of the people whom they were supposed to be representing. We, the electorate, were too negligent and complacent for far too long; and I expect to see the same performance tonight at the meeting at Hampton Hall, even though I have my fingers crossed and hope that I am wrong.
IT IS TIME TO AROUSE GIRLS AND BOYS, GET UP PLEASE THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE!
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians still have a chance i believe .Though I dont really know the man, the NLFirst Party does look like the best option right now for a political party.
Only when we wake up and see that canada is only here for the take will we want to make our home a better place for our children.
As for moving away,naw ,i dont think so.I have been away from home now for ten years.I am in my first year of my five year plan to move home .When i do come home,and I cant find work.Its the welfare line and the soup kitchen befor I leave again.Its not going to get better folks ,only if we the people make it happen.So for myself ,its do or die,and i like the odds.
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