Fisheries Committee on Feb. 10th, 2022

Evidence of meeting #6 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 cfia.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Traceability of Fish and Seafood Products

Members speaking

Before the committee

Adam Burns Director General, Fisheries and Resources Management, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Tammy Switucha Executive Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

12:55 p.m.

Director General, Fisheries and Resources Management, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Adam Burns

The specific funding amounts aren't something I could speak to directly. We're engaged in a variety of international fora, both, as I say, from a policy perspective, making sure the rules are tight, and from an enforcement perspective, with fisheries officers and the Canadian Coast Guard playing a role in ensuring that those IUU activities are being stopped internationally.

12:55 p.m.

NDP

Lisa Marie Barron NDP Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC

Thank you, Mr. Burns.

Do you think we could get this information in writing?

12:55 p.m.

Director General, Fisheries and Resources Management, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Adam Burns

I can't commit that we'll be able to provide you with the specific amount. It's not necessarily something that is tracked specifically in that manner, but we will provide you with what we can.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Thank you, Ms. Barron.

That concludes our rounds of questioning. We have about two minutes left, only enough time to really say thank you to our witnesses, Mr. Burns, Ms. Switucha and, of course, Ms. Twardek, who had very little to do in the questioning round. That's probably a good thing; nobody was tormenting her.

Thank you again to our witnesses.

Thank you to the clerk and members of the committee, our analysts and, of course, the wonderful people doing the translation services here today.

We'll see you all again at the next FOPO committee meeting.

Have a good day.