That description came from Ken Hardie, the Liberal MP who is responsible for the standing committee undertaking a major review of the way the commercial fishing sector is managed in B.C.

“We heard enough to conclude that there are many structural problems in our West Coast fishery,” Hardie said in a press conference earlier this week, when the recommendations were tabled.

While commercial fishermen in B.C. applaud the committee’s recommendations, it may not sit well with corporate owners, like Jimmy Pattison’s Canadian Fishing Company (Canfisco), which owns a significant amount of fish quota in B.C.