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IN THE NEWS-Powell River- MP Gord Johns asks Liberals to keep their promise for fish farms

Courtenay-Alberni NDP MP Gord Johns is asking the Liberal Government to stick to its promise of transiting to closed pen fish farms by 2025. 

"The Liberals promised they would move to on-land, closed containment salmon farms on the BC coast by 2025. Now they're saying they won't even have a plan until 2025. It's too long to wait for a plan, people need action," said Johns. 

"People across my riding depend on wild salmon, and with historic lows in salmon returns the government has to act immediately to get the transition started as soon as possible" 

IN THE NEWS-MP Gord Johns' ocean plastics motion passes unanimously

A motion to combat marine plastics pollution was passed unanimously by a vote in the House of Commons today. 

The private member motion, moved by Courtenay-Alberni MP, calls for a national framework for the reduction and eventual elimination of plastic pollution in aquatic environments. 

"The passage of this motion with a unanimous vote is a tremendous victory for our oceans and coastal communities," Johns said in a press release. "It is a firm acknowledgement that direct and immediate action is required to fill the legislative and regulatory void related to marine plastic pollution in Canada. 

IN THE NEWS- Motion for Veterans passes Unanimously in House of Commons

A motion to reallocate unspent funding for Canada's veterans passed unanimously in the House of Commons today. 

Courtenay-Alberni MP and NDP Veterans Affairs Critic Gord Johns tabled a motion on Monday to reallocate the federal government's lapsed funding to improve services and benefits for Canadian veterans. Johns stood before the House of Commons and asked the federal government to "make sure of this lapsed spending so that veterans get the services they need'