Evidence of meeting #22 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was lighthouses.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Natalie Bull  Executive Director, Heritage Canada Foundation
Barry MacDonald  President, Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society
Peter Noreau  Vice-President, Corporation des gestionnaires de phares de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent
David Bradley  Chair, Association of Heritage Industries of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Vice-Chair Liberal Bill Matthews

Mr. Stoffer, are you okay?

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

Just fine, sir. I could go golfing, but I'm all right.

The Vice-Chair Liberal Bill Matthews

You know what I meant.

I want to thank you people for coming. It's a real pleasure to have you here.

We've given this issue a significant amount of time and thoroughness this morning, which I think it deserves. Coming from the south coast of Newfoundland, I share the views of my colleagues and know the great culture, heritage, and benefit of what we're talking about today, the close connection with the sea.

I realize the benefit. The area I come from and my home community have suffered great losses to the ocean. So it means a lot to us to sit here and talk about these issues, as we should as parliamentarians.

And I thank my colleagues for their indulgence of being here. I wish you all good luck. The committee will be back at work again on Tuesday.

With that, I'll adjourn the meeting.