As Richard Gillett hits Day 10 of his hunger strike outside the Fisheries and Oceans building in St. John's, his father wants him to stop it. (Alyson Samson/CBC)The Twillingate fisherman is in the second week of his hunger strike, despite being diabetic and having a heart condition. Richard Gillett lies on his cot in his tent on Day 10 of his hunger strike outside DFO's offices on White Hills Road in St. Johns. (Alyson Samson/CBC)Since beginning his hunger strike April 13, he says, he has become very tired and weak. Richard Gillett wants a review of the relationship between the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Source: CBC News April 22, 2017 19:14 UTC