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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Clifford Small won with 21,975 votes (54.1%)
Total votes cast: 40,636
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Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague's speech on the spring economic statement. I know that he comes from a riding in New Brunswick where salmon are paramount in Restigouche. Minister of Fisheries Theannounced $82 million towards making Atlantic salmon as they once were, in a great healthy state. At the same time that she made that announcement, she cut two biodiversity centres, which were
Ms. Volk, 50 years ago, there was no need for this bureaucratic nonsense. People who lived on the coast knew when the clams were safe to eat. How would you rate the quality of the water in terms of a lack of toxins, bioagents or whatnot? How has the water quality changed in the last 30 to 40 years, to your knowledge?
That data, though.... You have a world of AI and quantification available to you. Can't you plot that on a chart? One would think the water quality in Atlantic Canada has gone way up with the increases in standards, the new treatment centres and whatnot that went in all over the place, based on new environmental laws.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think it's very important to have some answers on what's been done in relation to these previous two reports, because oftentimes we feel like we're wasting our time here making recommendations in these reports and nothing gets done. There was a report that was published from this committee on Atlantic salmon, and there's been one on striped bass. There was one on
When one of the departments is slacking and not bringing forward its sampling on time or whatnot, who's in charge? Who dishes out the penalties and gives a few slaps to get people moving?
Your department determines the openings and closings, so you have to deal with your colleagues to your left and your right. How often do you talk to Ms. Soo or Ms. Volk in the run of a year?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I echo my colleague's comments. This committee has gotten along pretty well but, after hearing Mr. Morrissey's comment and Mr. Connors' comment earlier, it seems like, “The power is here now. We have the majority. We're going to use our muscle and vote this down and to bury the fact that extensive work has been done around this table, the results of which have been denied”.