House Speaker Anthony Rota today granted a request for an emergency debate in response to incidents of violence in southwestern Nova Scotia over the Sipekne'katik band's lobster fishery. Commercial fishermen in Nova Scotia have been protesting a fishery launched by Sipekne'katik First Nation last month. Two lobster facilities in southwest Nova Scotia were targeted and vandalized by commercial fishermen last week. The Sipekne'katik fishery operates outside the federally mandated commercial season. Commercial fishermen say they worry about its impact on lobster conservation.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2020 21:33 UTC