On the West Coast, Justin Trudeau will be remembered for his decision to phase out open-net pen salmon farms, which has been delayed until 2029 to allow for a transition to land-based closed containment farms.

It was a 2019 Liberal election campaign promise: transition all Pacific open-net pen salmon farms to closed containment systems as wild salmon populations face existential threats.

“I’m grateful that we finally had a government that began to fully embrace the importance of wild Pacific salmon to British Columbians, Canadians and First Nations,” says Bob Chamberlin, who represents over 120 First Nations from across BC as Chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance.

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