Evidence of meeting #10 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was enforcement.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Bloc
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Okay.
On that, the last meeting we held, we discussed it, because Mr. Morrissey has a very similar motion. I don't know if the two of you have talked. I see both of you nodding your heads, so I guess—
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Mr. Chair, I agree with the motion that Madame Gill is about to move.
Bloc
Marilène Gill Bloc Manicouagan, QC
That the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans undertake a comprehensive study of seals that would examine the ecosystem impacts of seal overpopulation in the waters of Quebec, Eastern and Western Canada, international experience in seal stock management, the domestic and international market potential for various seal products, social acceptability, and the socio-cultural importance of developing the seal hunt for coastal and First Nations communities with access to the resource, and that the committee strongly consider travel to countries such as Scotland, Norway and Iceland, either virtually or physically, which acted to conserve fish stocks as a result of seal population.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Thank you, Madame Gill.
We've all heard the motion. Is there any discussion? Not seeing any, Nancy will call for the vote.
(Motion agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)
Thank you, Nancy. It was passed unanimously. That's excellent.
Again, Monday is the last meeting on moderate livelihood and hopefully we'll have time at the end of the meeting to do drafting instructions. The next three meetings, December 2, December 7 and December 9, we'll dedicate to Pacific salmon. Maybe on the Wednesday, December 9, we might also have an opportunity to do drafting instructions for that study to give the clerk something to do over the Christmas recess, I guess you'd call it. I'm sure that's just what they're looking forward to.
Is there other new business? Hearing none, I call this meeting adjourned.
Thank you, everyone.