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National Chief Bellegarde urges Ottawa to rethink Mi kmaq fisheries decision Olivia Stefanovich © Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde wrote to the prime minister on Thursday expressing concerns over the federal government s decision to restrict when moderate livelihood fisheries in Atlantic Canada can operate. The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is demanding the federal government restart talks on the Mi kmaq fishery in Nova Scotia after the Department of Fisheries (DFO) announced it will not issue fishing licences to First Nations in Atlantic Canada outside of the commercial season.  In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, National Chief Perry Bellegarde expressed outrage over DFO s recent decision, which sides with a key demand from the commercial fishing industry.

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