Newfoundlanders and Labradorians want to be able to fish cod 7 days a week, like the rest of Atlantic Canada. 
That's why I have decided to table this bill, which we call the "Recreational Groundfish Equality Bill." Unfortunately, the Liberals voted it down before it could make it to the committee stage. I will continue fighting for the recreational food fishery to be open 7 days a week, as thousands of people have told me they want since I became a Member of Parliament.

This bill would have finally put Newfoundland and Labrador on an even playing field, allowing us to fish seven days a week, like the rest of Atlantic Canada. It would have also offered predictability to the season, forcing regulators to announce any quota or rule changes and the opening of the season, with a minimum of 2 months' notice.  

It was about making it easier to put food on our tables during this time of skyrocketing grocery costs. This would have kept families safe, as they would have no longer needed to risk their lives in high winds and waves on their only weekend off.