A Fisheries and Oceans Canada report proposes First Nations join the Coast Guard in policing marine traffic in whale habitats, including commercial shipping lanes, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. .“Whale species are significant to indigenous people’s cultures,” said Fisheries and Oceans Canada in a report. .“Some opportunities for improvement were identified.” .Fisheries Canada suggested the Coast Guard have shared authority with First Nations for monitoring traffic in the St. Lawrence River, Bay of Fundy, and southern British Columbia waters off Vancouver Island — all habitats to endangered whale species. .It said there was “a desire to have shared responsibility and authority.”.Atlantic coast First Nations were interested in guiding trials related to new innovations, and Pacific coast members were interested in leading monitoring and enforcement efforts. .Cabinet has spent $227.1 million on whale protection programs since 2018. Protection measures targeted 70 to 80 Southern Resident killer whales off Vancouver Island, another 340 North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and about 900 belugas in the St. Lawrence. .It said the three targeted whale species are significant to indigenous people’s cultures, communities, and ecosystems. .Potential suggestions to address enforcement gaps included requiring automatic identification system tracking on smaller vessels, introducing mandatory slowdown requirements for small vessels, implementing approach distance restrictions beyond 400 metres, and having shared authority with First Nations for monitoring compliance. .Fisheries Canada said there was little it could do about whale watching. .“There are currently no comprehensive regulations in place to regulate the activities of whale watching vessels aside from the minimum approach distances,” it said..An Ontario judge ruled on August 5 indigenous Canadians do not have an automatic treaty right to disturb fish habitats. .READ MORE: Ontario judge rules indigenous peoples not exempt from Fisheries Act.The ruling focused on a clause in the Fisheries Act which had been the subject of the dispute. .“To find the existence of a treaty right is to bestow upon a particular activity the highest form of recognition and protection available in Canadian law,” said Ontario Provincial Court Justice Peter Wright..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada report proposes First Nations join the Coast Guard in policing marine traffic in whale habitats, including commercial shipping lanes, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. .“Whale species are significant to indigenous people’s cultures,” said Fisheries and Oceans Canada in a report. .“Some opportunities for improvement were identified.” .Fisheries Canada suggested the Coast Guard have shared authority with First Nations for monitoring traffic in the St. Lawrence River, Bay of Fundy, and southern British Columbia waters off Vancouver Island — all habitats to endangered whale species. .It said there was “a desire to have shared responsibility and authority.”.Atlantic coast First Nations were interested in guiding trials related to new innovations, and Pacific coast members were interested in leading monitoring and enforcement efforts. .Cabinet has spent $227.1 million on whale protection programs since 2018. Protection measures targeted 70 to 80 Southern Resident killer whales off Vancouver Island, another 340 North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and about 900 belugas in the St. Lawrence. .It said the three targeted whale species are significant to indigenous people’s cultures, communities, and ecosystems. .Potential suggestions to address enforcement gaps included requiring automatic identification system tracking on smaller vessels, introducing mandatory slowdown requirements for small vessels, implementing approach distance restrictions beyond 400 metres, and having shared authority with First Nations for monitoring compliance. .Fisheries Canada said there was little it could do about whale watching. .“There are currently no comprehensive regulations in place to regulate the activities of whale watching vessels aside from the minimum approach distances,” it said..An Ontario judge ruled on August 5 indigenous Canadians do not have an automatic treaty right to disturb fish habitats. .READ MORE: Ontario judge rules indigenous peoples not exempt from Fisheries Act.The ruling focused on a clause in the Fisheries Act which had been the subject of the dispute. .“To find the existence of a treaty right is to bestow upon a particular activity the highest form of recognition and protection available in Canadian law,” said Ontario Provincial Court Justice Peter Wright..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
