During her appearance before the committee on October 26, 2023, Ms. Lebouthillier, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, said that even when people are caught fishing illegally, “the fines imposed are very low compared to the profit the people make from this fishing.” The minister, herself, admitted that just recently.
How should DFO ensure that fines and prosecutions are proportional to the profit illegal fishing generates? As you pointed out, when offenders making huge profits face low fines, they just see the fines as the cost of doing business.
Do you want to see measures in place to ensure that fines are really proportional to offenders' profits and catch sizes?