;

FOPO Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 19

Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 3:40 p.m. to 5:09 p.m.

Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street

Presiding

Robert Sopuck, Vice-Chair (Conservative)

Expand All Collapse All

Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Fin Donnelly

Acting Members present

• Hon. Mark Eyking for Scott Simms (Liberal)

Participants present

Library of Parliament

• Daniele Lafrance, Analyst

Briefing on the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Priorities Regarding New Investments in Science and Assignments for New Scientists

Witnesses

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Daniel Duplisea, Research Scientist, Stock assessment and Ecosystem Approach (Québec Region)

• Blair Greenan, Head, Oceanography and Climate Section (Maritimes Region)

• Arran McPherson, Director General, Ecosystem Science Directorate

• Jay Parsons, Director, Aquaculture, Biotechnology and Aquatic Animal Health Science Branch

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing on the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Priorities Regarding New Investments in Science and Assignments for New Scientists.

Arran McPherson made a statement and, with Blair Greenan, Jay Parsons and Daniel Duplisea, by videoconference from Mont-Joli, Quebec, answered questions.

Motion

Fin Donnelly moved, — That the Committee instruct the analyst to prepare a summary of evidence based on testimony heard from witnesses on the Relevance of the Principle of Adjacency and the Owner-Operator and Fleet Separation Policies in the Pacific Region; that the summary be studied by the committee; and that the Chair write to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to present the summary of evidence.

Debate arose thereon.

At 4:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Motion

Bernadette Jordan moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 1.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 5:09 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Chandonnet

Clerk of the Committee