FOPO Committee Report
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003 (Meeting No. 24) The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in camera at 11:13 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Chair, Tom Wappel, presiding. Members of the Committee present: Andy Burton, John Cummins, Reed Elley, Georges Farrah, Loyola Hearn, Bill Matthews, Carmen Provenzano, Jean-Yves Roy, Peter Stoffer, Tom Wappel, Bob Wood. In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: François Côté and Alan Nixon, research officers. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study on aquaculture in Canada (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, November 7, 2002, Meeting No. 2). The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report. It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted. It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report, after the signature of the Chair, dissenting and/or supplementary opinions from the Canadian Alliance, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party provided that they are no more than 40% of the length of the report and that they are submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee in both official languages, no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 4, 2003. It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and researchers be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report. It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House. It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request the government table a comprehensive response to the report; however, notwithstanding the deadline of 150 days stipulated in Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the comprehensive response to this report be tabled within 90 days of the presentation of the report to the House. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of the implications of extending Canada’s exclusive economic zone to include the Nose and Tail of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, November 7, 2002, Meeting No. 2). It was agreed, — That the Committee authorize the Chair to send a letter to his counterparts in NAFO countries, along with copies of the Committee’s second report in this session and the Committee’s 10th report in the first session of the 37th Parliament. At 11:51 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair. Jeremy LeBlanc |