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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 20

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met at 11:17 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Scott Andrews, Raynald Blais, Hon. Gerry Byrne, Blaine Calkins, Randy Kamp, Yvon Lévesque, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Peter Stoffer, Dave Van Kesteren, John Weston and Rodney Weston.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: François Côté, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation: Carey Bonnell, Managing Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of the Atlantic lobster fishery.

Carey Bonnell made a statement and answered questions.

Gerry Byrne gave notice of the following motion:

That the following be reported to the House at the earliest opportunity:

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans recommends that the government restore full funding to the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation to enable this organisation and its partners to pursue its mission to make available to the fishing industry the largest and best equipped body of experts in fisheries-related science and technology in the country for the benefit of the industry's long-term competitiveness and sustainability.

Gerry Byrne gave notice of the following motion:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans report the following to the House:

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans fully endorses the harp seal hunt, that it approves of current regulated killing methods, approves that the harvesting of harp seals of the age cohort known as ‘beaters’ and older is fully acceptable and that the Canadian harp seal hunt is humane, responsible and sustainable and should continue for generations to come; and

That information of the Committee’s position along with the results of the recorded vote be made immediately available to the public through media advisories prepared by the Clerk and distributed throughout Canada.

At 12:36 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julia Lockhart
Clerk of the Committee

2009/04/24 1:49 p.m.