Philip Toone at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On May 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.

May 28th, 2013 / 12:05 p.m.

NDP

Philip Toone NDP Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks again for coming today. It's been very informative. I share Lawrence MacAulay's certain ignorance of the region, so the more we can learn, the better, and I thank you for it.

You were mentioning just a moment ago that the conservation fish and wildlife boards and the first nations have been worried about fish conservation. Just to follow up on what my colleague Robert Chisholm was saying, last year in Bill C-38 we changed the definition of habitat protection, so if I could, I'll just go back to that for a moment.

I appreciate your comment that change is coming, and I think that's probably true. I know that DFO last month sent out a discussion paper on definitions for habitat protection. I wonder if your government has had an opportunity to comment. Have you have had an opportunity to send a brief to DFO regarding that?

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