Forestry lobby group continues to have voice on environmental advisory group
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NDP MLA Claudia Chender raised concerns about Bishop's appointment, given the campaign Forest Nova Scotia recently organized to change the Biodiversity Act.
"He's not representing the full diversity of that forestry industry," she told members of the standing committee on human resources, which reviews and ratifies ministerial appointments.
The representative for Dartmouth South also raised questions about the campaign Forest Nova Scotia spearheaded against the Biodiversity Act. She called it a "misinformation campaign."
"We see, in terms of environmentalists and non-profits, great representation," said Chender. "We have real climate leaders. People who have a great reputation and will do the yeoman's work there."
As for Bishop, "he's not representing the full diversity of that forestry industry," said Chender, who Monday took part in a marathon sitting of the law amendments committee to hear people, including woodlot owners, speak for and against the Biodiversity Act.
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