Evidence of meeting #37 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was enforcement.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Tom Rosser  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Allan MacLean  Director General, Conservation and Protection, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management - Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Angela Bexten  Acting Director, Global Fisheries & Marine Governance Bureau, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

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Acting Director, Global Fisheries & Marine Governance Bureau, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Angela Bexten

Just to elaborate on that a little bit more, the example that was provided is one particular example. Bluefin tuna would be another. I would highlight, in relation to the issue brought up earlier, that currently the bill is limited in the sense that our current regulatory-making powers only relate to organizations or treaties to which Canada is party.

Canada is party to the organization that manages Patagonian toothfish, as it is for bluefin tuna, but we would not be able to develop import requirements regarding documentation for organizations or treaties to which we are not party. There is a bit of a distinction there, a technical distinction.

Right now, however, they are referred to as catch documentation schemes or statistical documentation programs in a number of regional fisheries management organizations to which Canada is party. In those instances we would be able to establish some requirements with regard to those imports.

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Conservative

Ryan Leef Conservative Yukon, YT

Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rodney Weston

Thank you very much. Mr. Leef.

To our guests, I want to thank you very much for being here again today. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to answer members' questions on this piece of legislation.

We're going to suspend for a few minutes to move to committee business.

Thank you.

[Proceedings continue in camera]