Fisheries committee  We've had a series of collaborative programs, like the fisheries science collaborative program, where the money is shared in partnership with industry people and fishermen to collect the scientific data to improve the validity of our scientific advice. For example, we have the se

Fisheries committee  I will try to answer quickly. The problem is that we are talking on two different levels. On the one hand, there are the risk assessments which are of a biological nature, and on the other hand, there is the more comprehensive environmental assessment program that Environment Ca

Fisheries committee  We carried out this analysis in order to define the guidelines for the science program. We are also in the process of developing a five-year strategic research program that will allow the department to establish emerging sectors that will be better integrated than the traditional

Fisheries committee  No, not at all.

Fisheries committee  The risk assessment is carried out according to the precautionary principle. We must assess the biological risks of certain activities, mainly in the science sector. Let us take the example of the Asian carp, which has entered Canada and which represents a risk for the Canadian e