The case, the science, the voices.
Press releases, op-eds, peer-reviewed science, community voices, and policy analysis. This is the ongoing campaign record.
How Coastal First Nations Built an Ownership Economy in B.C. Salmon Farming
The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would dismantle the Nation-owned smokehouses, canneries, boats, and brands coastal First Nations built on B.C. aquaculture.
Read →B.C. Salmon Farming - Building Canada's Food Supply at Home
Canada imported $700M in farmed salmon in 2024. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would deepen import dependence when Canadians face rising food prices.
Read →Why Imported Salmon Costs More, and Who Sets the Price
If the federal government's salmon farming ban takes effect in 2029, Canada will buy more of its salmon abroad. That hands control of the price to a currency rate, a freight market, and producers in other countries.
Read →B.C. Salmon Farming - Growing Canada's Ocean Economy Today.
Canada's own ocean economy plan names aquaculture a growth sector. Reversing the federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban lets coastal B.C. communities deliver on that plan.
Read →The Healthiest Protein in the Grocery Store Is About to Get More Expensive.
Health Canada recommends eating omega-3 rich fish regularly. Farm-raised salmon is one of the most accessible options. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban puts that at risk.
Read →Putting Canada First Means Growing Canadian Food. The 2029 Ban Sends It Overseas.
Canada signed on to global food security commitments and named aquaculture a growth sector. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban shuts it all down.
Read →380 Million Meals. That Is What Canada Stands to Lose.
BC salmon farms produce enough protein for 380 million meals a year. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban does not make that food disappear. It just means it gets flown in from the other side of the planet.
Read →Canada Can Grow More of Its Own Salmon. Federal Policy Is Standing in the Way.
Every year, BC produces 56,000 tonnes of farm-raised salmon. That is about 380 million meals. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would remove that production from Canada's food system.
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