Good morning. Welcome to our Fisheries and Oceans committee meeting.
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 66 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
The meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. We will begin today's meeting in public to hear witness testimony for our new study of foreign ownership and corporation concentration of fishing licences and quota. Afterwards, we will switch to in camera to discuss committee business for the last hour of the meeting.
As a reminder to all, please address your comments through the chair. Screenshots and taking photos of your screen are not permitted.
In accordance with the committee's routine motion concerning connection tests for witnesses, I am informing the committee that all witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on January 20, 2022, the committee is beginning its study of foreign ownership and corporate concentration of fishing licences and quota.
I would like to welcome our first panel of witnesses.
From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, we have Neil Davis, regional director, fisheries management branch, Pacific region, by video conference; Maryse Lemire, regional director, fisheries management, by video conference; and Doug Wentzell, regional director general, Maritimes region, also by video conference. Here in person we have Jennifer Mooney, director, national licensing operations; and Mark Waddell, director general, fisheries policy.
I thank you for taking the time to appear today.
You have five minutes for your opening statement, please.