The actors famous for such iconic roles as Star Trek's Capt. James T. Kirk and superhero Deadpool should apologize for attacking the dignity of First Nations people who work in the fish farming industry, a First Nations group supporting fish farms says.
Shatner and Reynolds appear in a video put out by the Pacific Wild conservation group that is laced with the"F-word" and which calls for an end to ocean-based fish farms. The video comes out after federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced last week a plan to remove open-pen fish farms from the ocean by 2029 and issue licences only to closed containment fish rearing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged during the 2019 election that his government would phase out open ocean-pen farming. "Sadly, this response from people like Mr. Shatner and Mr. Reynolds is all-to-common in today’s Canada," the Coalition says."This is a classic example of a rich, elite, removed, urban white men overriding the wishes of vulnerable Indigenous communities, a reoccurring theme within the Liberal government and recent decisions made by politicians like Minister Wilkinson.