Commentary
The conflict on the fishing wharves in Nova Scotia has rattled the country, unnerved by acts of public violence and overt racism. Non-indigenous fishers are upset about First Nations fishing outside open seasons and the potential impact on the future of the Atlantic fishery. Indigenous people are disappointed with the federal government’s failure to negotiate a workable definition of “moderate livelihood” and other provisions of the Supreme Court decision on the 20-year-old fishing case of Donald Marshall Jr. Anger is building on all sides.
