Clifford Small
- Born
- August 29, 1970
- Education
- College of the North Atlantic, electrical engineering technology
- Career
- Engineering design, fishing business, three restaurants
- Political Experience
- Elected MP for Central Newfoundland in 2021 and 2025. Shadow Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Shadow Minister.
- Notable
- First Conservative MP from Newfoundland and Labrador since Peter Penashue resigned in 2013. First Conservative MP elected in Newfoundland since Fabian Manning in 2006. Endorsed Pierre Poilievre in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. Grew up in Wild Cove, White Bay.
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Clifford Small won with 21,975 votes (54.1%)
Total votes cast: 40,636
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Mr. Speaker, Brett Cox, a fisherman from English Harbour West, reached out to me yesterday and said, “We need the tariff gone on sea cucumber or that fishery is done.” He is referring to the 25% Chinese tariff, which still applies to all Canadian seafood except lobster and crab products. China is the second largest market for our seafood. Prime Minister If the Liberal's new relationship with
Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a few changes here. I'd like to amend the motion so that it reads as follows: That: (a) the committee undertake a study on the development of...pinniped industries in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic, Pacific, and Northern Regions; (b) the study specifically address: (i) the modernization of regulations, (ii) measures to foster the emergence
I'll have a couple more words to say about my amendment. To Mr. Morrissey et al.—his Liberal friends sitting next to him—to not address issues in the north is quite the injustice to our indigenous peoples there, who've had their way of life wiped out with the demise of the sealing industry. I know Mr. Morrissey is being a little bit partisan here, but he should consider that my amendment is
Madam Chair, I'm wondering if Mr. Cormier would like to explain to us why he's not in favour of having officials come to this committee to explain the work that has or has not been done based on the recommendations of the last report. We can continue doing reports, but if there's nothing done based on the recommendations, are we just here wasting our time? Witnesses travel to Ottawa. They want
In fairness to Mr. Cormier, how about we add another meeting to discuss what's been acted on based on the recommendations of the last pinniped study?
I don't really have a problem with Mr. Deschênes' suggestion, other than the fact that, on the west coast in Pacific waters, overpopulation of sea lions has been identified as an issue. We actually dealt with that somewhat in the last report we did in 2023. I don't know if anyone else around.... We have a number of members here from British Columbia who may want some testimony brought forward on
I don't think it really matters what I think. I'm outvoted here.