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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Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Liberalmay have the authority, but he certainly does not have the right to trade away the future of fishermen and plant workers just to gain momentary access to Europeans. Giving France 1,500 tonnes of snow crab to catch on the Canadian shelf is history repeating itself. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau traded away our fish to Europeans in the sixties,
minister Mr. Speaker, obviously, theis not familiar with this issue. Prime Minister Minister of Fisheries The Liberal government has turned its back on Canada's fishing industry. Theis abandoning our sovereignty in favour of Europeans, who have a long history of destroying Canadian fish stocks. Yesterday, thebragged about how she hung out with fishermen in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Prime
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, President Macron of France has announced a 1,500-metric-ton quota of snow crab, to be caught on Canada's continental shelf. He released this shortly after his meeting with the Liberala few days ago. According to French media, this Canadian crab will be caught by a French vessel and landed in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Prime Minister Why is the Liberalselling out our
Madam Speaker, it is great to stand on behalf of the people of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame and speak for the first time as the member for the riding that has its former name back. I just heard Prime Minister Trudeau's and his successor's special spokesman brag about the success of the dental program and how it brings down the cost of living. Our constituency assistants have a group chat
Thank you, Madam Chair. I think right whales were mentioned 18 times in the documents we have. Mr. Vigneault—
I think right whales were mentioned 18 times in the documents we have. Mr. Vigneault, do you think the issue of right whales is adequately addressed in this report given the conservation measures that fishermen throughout Atlantic Canada have undergone?
Madam Chair, with all due respect, right whales were mentioned 18 times in the documents that we've had produced. The impact on right whales of offshore wind development is very serious. Fishermen get blamed for the demise of right whales, so I'm asking Mr. Vigneault if he thinks that this matter was adequately addressed in the report.
Your own scientists said in the early 2000s that northern cod in Newfoundland was commercially extinct and would remain commercially extinct. Why is there no expectation that environmental conditions could change? This is a very small snapshot in time that we're dealing with when we look at grounds that have produced livelihoods and food for five centuries. Hopefully, there's a lot of history
Thank you, Madam Chair. My question is for Mr. Vigneault again. Given that Emerald Bank—I know it's not included in this report, but it's a marine protected area—and parts of Sable Island Bank are to be protected, what features of the ocean floor are being protected at Sable Island Bank?