I take great hope with the Cohen inquiry. Unfortunately, I've seen many government studies sidelined, so I'm not confident. But they do have the power, as I understand it, to get these disease records and to question some DFO scientists who I think need to be questioned.
I am concerned that they chose a biologist who has already published a report in which he gives his own theory as to what happened to the sockeye salmon. I think they should have picked a biologist who was neutral.
But that said, British Columbia has put a lot of faith in this. There are many people eager to get to work on it. Judge Cohen seems to be a very thorough and excellent choice. So I am optimistic, but their choice of biologist is a concern to me.