Ernie Klassen at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

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November 25th, 2025 / 3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Ernie Klassen Liberal South Surrey—White Rock, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks to all the witnesses for appearing here today.

There is a lot of great information in these reports. I'm looking forward to—hopefully—meeting our targets in 2030.

This question is for Kathy Graham, please.

The report mentions the importance of “healthy oceans” and the risks of the “loss of biodiversity”. Can you tell us some of the economic benefits that an area may see because of the creation of a marine protected area? You mentioned some numbers about what kinds of job creation we could be looking at.

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