Evidence of meeting #4 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.
A recording is available from Parliament.
February 1st, 2022 / 12:45 p.m.
The Clerk
I don't have specific dates for the studies. Based on Mr. Perkins' motion that was just adopted—and this is following the motion that was adopted by Mr. Arnold—I have the study on pinnipeds and then your study on IUU. After that it's foreign ownership by Ms. Desbiens, then Mr. Perkins' safety at sea, followed by Ms. Desbiens again, on small craft harbours.
That's the list.
I'm sorry. This is what was just defeated.
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Conservative
Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC
So noted.
Thank you, Madam Clerk, for clarifying that they are in the queue, so to speak, but we just don't have specific dates attached yet.
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The Clerk
Those motions are adopted.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Mr. Perkins, you wanted to discuss extending the meeting. We seem to be out of any ideas now and we have 15 minutes left.
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Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
If there is no further motion, I'm happy to go to lunch.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Thank you, Mr. Cormier.
The meeting is adjourned.
Thank you everyone. Thank you, Tina.
Thanks to the clerk, the translation team and staff for your participation today.
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
I was trying to get my hand in before you moved to adjourn.
Is there an agenda for Thursday this week?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
I did have my hand up before you said “adjourned”.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
I wanted to identify that we need the deadline for witnesses on the seafood labelling. I suggest 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. We also need a deadline for dissenting opinions, if there are any.
I'll recess for a couple moments to let you guys have a little conversation.
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Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
That's fine with me.
Could we get a little bit of clarification on the second part of what you said, about deadlines for dissenting? We haven't even started the study, so we don't know if there's a dissenting opinion or not.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Is it all right if we don't set a deadline for the dissenting opinion?
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The Clerk
Three reports were readopted by the committee on January 20. Standing orders provide the option for members to file dissenting or supplementary opinions. A deadline, as stated in the standing orders, must be set by the committee to receive those. After that, the report may be presented to the House. This would also apply to the motion adopted today by Ms. Barron.
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Conservative
Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
That's not about the new study we're about to do; it's about the ones that are being retabled. I understand, then.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
My note didn't clarify that.
Do we need the deadline set now for dissenting reports on those? They've already been presented to the House and we going to readopt them, are we?
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The Clerk
If there's no interest, you could set a deadline of today.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald
Okay. We'll set a deadline of tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. How's that?
Madame Desbiens, you have your hand up.
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Bloc
Caroline Desbiens Bloc Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
Actually, I didn't understand the last intervention about the reports and studies adopted on division, which we could review.
I am sorry, Mr. Chair, but I did not understand. We need to be clear, because otherwise we won't get anywhere.
I had understood that Mr. Hardie's motion on the lower Fraser River would be dealt with first. Now, we were talking about dealing with the labelling issue on Thursday.
I would like to better understand what is going on. Thank you.
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Liberal
Serge Cormier Liberal Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Chair, on Ms. Desbiens' point, I think what was not clear for her was.... Like we said, the number one study will be Mr. Hardie's and then her study. I think what she wants to know is the deadline for the list of witnesses and everything.
Is that what you wanted to know, Ms. Desbiens?
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Bloc
Caroline Desbiens Bloc Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
Yes, that sounds like what I asked for. There were also the old dissenting reports linked to an old study. I didn't catch what was being talked about at all, but it seems to me—
I want to know the deadline for filing my witness list. That is very important. I was under the impression that the committee was going to conduct the labelling study on Thursday. So I want some clarification on that.
Also, I would like to have clarification on the dissenting reports from the past study. Are they retabled as they were or do we need to...? I didn't quite understand what that was about.