We are very disappointed to have had to resubmit virtually the same recommendations as in the last audit.
Indeed, Canada has managed fisheries since Confederation. The history of this management spans a period of many years and has had many consequences. The case of Atlantic cod is a well-known example, but other species are now extinct in Canada. It happened to more than 10 species or fish populations, as defined by COSEWIC, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans does need modernization. We cannot just keep doing what has been done before.