Evidence of meeting #9 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was science.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Marty Muldoon  Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Trevor Swerdfager  Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Leslie MacLean  Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

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NDP

Wayne Stetski NDP Kootenay—Columbia, BC

Is it primarily upgrading existing infrastructure?

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Liberal

Hunter Tootoo Liberal Nunavut, NU

Yes.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

Well, we have about four minutes left in this meeting and we have four votes to do, so Minister, thank you for joining us today; we appreciate it. To your officials as well—Mr. Muldoon, Mr. Rosser, Ms. MacLean, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. Morel—thank you very much for joining us here today.

We'll quickly move on to our votes—votes concerning, of course, the main estimates, which are mandatory.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)—

My sincere apologies, Minister, did you want to wrap something up? I overlooked you, I apologize; it's shameful, I know.

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Liberal

Hunter Tootoo Liberal Nunavut, NU

I just want to say thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for your questions. I'd also like to thank my officials, who helped get me ready for this, and my parliamentary secretary Mr. Cormier, who keeps me up to date with what you are doing. I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again; I look forward to it.

Again, thank you for your questions.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

Thank you, Minister Tootoo.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the main estimates 2016-17, votes 1, 5, and 10 under Fisheries and Oceans were referred to this committee on February 23, 2016.

I am now going to proceed with the votes.

FISHERIES AND OCEANS Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,238,519,588 Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$809,655,097 Vote 10—Grants and contributions..........$65,510,981

(Votes 1, 5, and 10 agreed to on division)

Shall I report these main estimates 2016-17 to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

I will do so.

Thank you, committee.

The meeting is adjourned.