Rick Perkins at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On January 18th, 2022. See this statement in context.

January 18th, 2022 / 11:35 a.m.

Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

I cannot support the amendment, friendly or otherwise, as it delays the minister's appearance to sometime after the estimates are tabled, and these are two separate issues. When the estimates are tabled, we can deal with the ministerial appearance then.

I believe we need to start the committee's work in this session with an appearance by the minister. That should be our first meeting and we shouldn't be delaying it.

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