Evidence of meeting #46 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amundsen.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Fleet Regional Director, Quebec region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Coast Guard
It's not improvement. You have to be careful: it's for the normal refit of the ship. We have to re-certify the ship year after year. That's the money we have in our budget. We don't have any kind of money to upgrade the ship.
On the scientific side, ArcticNet would take care of all the costs.
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
Thank you.
Mr. Grégoire and Mr. Langis, thank you very much for joining us today. We appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules to appear before the committee.
We'll take a short break, and then we'll move right into committee business.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
Members, I'm going to turn the floor over to Mr. MacAulay. He wants to provide notice of a motion.
Mr. MacAulay.
Liberal
Lawrence MacAulay Liberal Cardigan, PE
Thank you.
Do you want me to read the motion, Mr. Chair? All right.
It says: “That, in light of severely negative effects the Grey Seal and Harp Seal populations are having on the fish stocks, the Fisheries and Oceans committee, at its earliest opportunity, conduct a study on what possible effects a much more extensive seal hunt would have on fish stocks in the Gulf Region”.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
Thank you.
Mr. MacAulay has provided us with the normal 48-hour notice of motion. Having said that, I', note that our subcommittee meeting that was scheduled for today at 10:30 was in need of being rescheduled because of the vote in the House. What I've talked to the clerk about is the possibility of rescheduling that subcommittee meeting to next Tuesday at 10:30.
The most urgent issue that we had to deal with at subcommittee today was the estimates. I've asked the clerk to work with the minister's office to secure a date prior to March 22 for the minister to appear before the committee on the estimates. Mr. MacAulay's motion is to be debated on Thursday, and we would have a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday to deal with Mr. MacAulay's motion and Mr. Donnelly's motion for scheduling purposes as well.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
It's a week from today.
But you will bring your motion forward on Thursday. We'll set time aside on Thursday to deal with your motion and we'll work on the snow crab report in the remainder of the time.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
Yes, March 8 would be the date of the subcommittee meeting, and we would deal with your motion, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. MacAulay's motion at that same time, pending the results from the debate on Thursday on Mr. MacAulay's motion.
Does that meet with the approval of committee members? All right.
François.
François Côté Committee Researcher
Can I have some clarification? When you refer to estimates, are you talking about the main or the supplementary estimates?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston
It's the supplementary estimates.
Is there anything further?
I see nothing further. The meeting is adjourned.
