date:Aug 11, 2012
On Friday, Fisheries Minister Michael Olscamp had promised to provide compensation after days of protests outside processing plants over a glut of cheap American lobster, reportsCBCNews.
But the minister has since closed the door on financial compensation after the Maritime Fisheries Union rejected an undisclosed offer by the provincial government on Tuesday.
Kevin Lacey, Atlantic director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says there's no reason the government should bail out fishermen in