Evidence of meeting #62 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was products.
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5:25 p.m.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Thank you.
First, are those vessel restrictions, which seem to be counterproductive, still in place?
Second, you're telling me that we have to start by getting our own house in order provincially and federally because a lot of the frustration you experienced. Is that because of provincial regulations on the tanning and allowing things to go away?
5:25 p.m.
Chief Executive Officer, Ár n-oileán Resources Ltd.
Absolutely. I don't mind throwing them under the boat, either.
I sat down with the provincial fisheries minister and said I could pay the sealers an extra $25 or $30 a skin, or I could throw the skins into the landfill. I said it's an extra $250,000 to each sealer, or I could throw them into the landfill. His response was that I could give them to the other processor. That's just insane.
He has been refusing to discuss it. I brought it up to him multiple times.
5:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Thank you to our witnesses who have shared their knowledge with us this afternoon.
I want to thank Mr. Calkins for coming back to FOPO and Mr. Kmiec for being such a valued member for today's participation.
On Monday we will continue with our study as we were doing today.
The meeting is adjourned.