Mel Arnold moved, — That following the committee’s completion of its studies of Derelict and Abandoned Vessels, Northern Cod, and following the Minister’s appearance on Wednesday, October 9, 2024; and that in order for the committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the Fisheries Act; that the committee will not begin the Fisheries Act review until it has received from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) comprehensive briefings updating the committee on the actions and work completed for implementing recommendations the committee provided to the government in the following reports:

(a) Closure of the Comox MCTS Station of the Canadian Coast Guard (tabled May 6, 2016);

(b) Wild Atlantic Salmon in Eastern Canada (tabled January 30, 2017);

(c) Review of Changes Made in 2012 to the Fisheries Act: Enhancing the Protection of Fish and Fish Habitat and the Management of Canadian Fisheries (tabled February 24, 2017);

(d) Newfoundland and Labrador's Northern Cod Fishery: Charting a New Sustainable Future (tabled June 19, 2017);

(e) The Oceans Act’s Marine Protected Areas (tabled June 11, 2018);

(f) Atlantic Canada Commercial Vessel Length and Licensing Policies (tabled June 19, 2018);

(g) Current State of Department of Fisheries and Oceans' Small Craft Harbours (tabled June 20, 2019);

(h) Regulation of the West Coast Fisheries (tabled February 28, 2019);

(i) Impact of the Rapid Increase of the Striped Bass in the Miramichi River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (tabled May 28, 2019);

(j) Aquatic Invasive Species (tabled June 17, 2019);

(k) Migration of Lobster and Snow Crab in Atlantic Canada and the Impact of Changes to Lobster Carapace Size (tabled June 17, 2019);

(l) Implementation of Mi’kmaq Treaty Fishing Rights to Support a Moderate Livelihood (tabled May 13, 2021);

(m) State of the Pacific Salmon (tabled June 21, 2021);

(n) Traceability of Fish and Seafood Products (tabled June 15, 2022);

(o) Marine Cargo Container Spills (tabled October 6, 2022);

(p) Science at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (tabled March 9, 2023);

(q) North Atlantic Right Whale (tabled April 8, 2023);

(r) Allocation of Resources to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (tabled November 29, 2023);

(s) Foreign Ownership and Corporate Concentration of Fishing Licenses and Quota (tabled December 13, 2023);

(t) Ecosystem Impacts and Management of Pinniped Populations (tabled December 13, 2023); and

(u) Plans to Prevent Violence During the 2024 Elver Fishing Season (tabled May 23, 2024).

Debate arose thereon.

At 6:21 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 6:22 p.m., the meeting resumed.

A point of order was raised as to the time the meeting ends.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The Chair ruled that the meeting can go on until 7:22 p.m.

Whereupon, Rick Perkins appealed the decision of the Chair.

The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Serge Cormier, Caroline Desbiens, Ken Hardie, Mike Kelloway, Robert J. Morrissey, Patrick Weiler — 6;

NAYS: Mel Arnold, Richard Bragdon, Rick Perkins, Clifford Small — 4.

Accordingly, the Chair's decision was sustained.

The debate on the motion continued.

Mel Arnold moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Mel Arnold, Lisa Marie Barron, Richard Bragdon, Serge Cormier, Ken Hardie, Mike Kelloway, Rick Perkins, Clifford Small, Patrick Weiler — 9;

NAYS: Caroline Desbiens, Robert J. Morrissey — 2.