Fisheries committee  On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I don't think....

Fisheries committee  On a point of order, I don't think you called a vote. I said we are going to deal the motion first—

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, thank you very much. The press release that was sent by the shadow minister.... This is probably why we call it “shadow” because he was invisible in the party. The Conservative Party was invisible for a week. This was sent, according to the Conservative website, a week ago on the 23rd—after everything was solved.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, maybe just to correct my colleagues again, the minister already committed next week to have the protocol measure for a right whale review. On top of that, all of the industries in my region blamed DFO officials for the mess that we had last week. I just want to put that on the record.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I apologize to the witnesses, who will have to go through this again. Mr. Perkins could have waited to the end of the meeting to do this. For the fishers and those listening at home, I want to be perfectly clear: This member, and all of the other Conservative members—even the leader—never said a word about this issue in the last couple of weeks.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madam Minister.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Madam Minister, thank you for being with us for two hours; my colleagues and I are extremely grateful. I think we could end the meeting by giving you the floor on this important topic. As you said, the fisheries have changed a lot in recent years. Some species are doing better, but others are seeing their stocks decline.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madam Minister. I think that in 2017 and 2019, the fishers in my area saw how more funding produces more projects. So the funding announced in the budget will help us do more. You were asked about the seals, and I know how important that is to you. We know that the seals are causing an imbalance in the ecosystem and something has to be done about that.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madam Minister.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome, Madam Minister. I must say that I almost fell off my chair earlier when I heard the Conservatives talk about small craft harbours, since we were so neglected when they were in government. Perhaps that's why the needs in our regions are much more pressing than theirs.

Fisheries committee  There are two things, Mr. Chair. First, I'm not sure if we want to keep the witnesses online. I'm not sure what time we were going to go until, and we're going to ask for a little recess just to go through the—

Fisheries committee  Can we ask for a two or three-minute break?

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, maybe my colleague Mr. Arnold didn't hear at the last committee, but I think the clerk received some confirmation from the minister's office that she was coming to committee in a couple of days or weeks from now. Is that right? Can you just repeat that for the committee?

Fisheries committee  Before that, can you read back the motion and the amendment—everything that was said? It was two weeks ago.

Fisheries committee  Thank you.