Evidence of meeting #23 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was nasco.
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Liberal
Lawrence MacAulay Liberal Cardigan, PE
—and also that the $3 million really was not needed there...?
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Director, Aquaculture Science Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
It was a decision of the government to reduce the program, and for that particular element of the program, $2 million came out from the actual research component of the program, and the other million is a result of reductions in science capacity to undertake that research within the department.
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Team Leader, Innovation, Aquaculture Management Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Just to add to what Jay was saying there, under the aquaculture innovation market access program, production elements are still considered an eligible area of inquiry.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
Thank you very much.
I'd like to take this opportunity on behalf of the committee to thank you for taking the time today to come and meet with our committee and to answer the many questions our committee members have had. I really appreciate you taking the time. Thank you.
Committee members, we will take a short break while we prepare to move into committee business.
[Proceedings continue in camera]