Mr. Chair, we are convening a meeting of the advisory board in the very near future.
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Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, we are convening a meeting of the advisory board in the very near future.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, we have spent a lot of time and resources on the seal hunt. A lot of what we have spent has been time with staff and the time of our fisheries ambassador. I could not put a price on that, but delegations have gone to Europe to make presentations, which all cost money. Senior DFO officials also went.
I led a ministerial delegation. Minister of International Trade and Minister of Foreign Affairs also contributed to taking action in reaching out to our counterparts in Europe.
We launched an advertising campaign that was published in government magazines. We partnered with the Government of Quebec to send copies of Phoques: le film to EU parliamentarians so they could educate themselves on the seal hunt. We sent letters to every member of the European parliament and included copies of ads that were published in local newspapers.
We had a very exhaustive campaign in the European Union, defending the seal hunt.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, Ambassador Sullivan's budget is also within the Department of International Trade.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, the Department of International Trade will be working with the WTO trade challenge, so it would be its budget.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, there is a process to go through with divesting small craft harbours. There are criteria around it. I do not have the details of those two harbours. I assume they are in the mix to be divested, but I will have to get those details and provide them to the hon. member.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, the shares of the divestiture are determined by where the small craft harbours are located that can be divested. In this fiscal year, we have $1 million in the fund for Quebec.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, it will be over $15 million in repairs and upgrades to harbours. There are also $1 million for divestiture of small craft harbours that are no longer in use.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
No, Mr. Chair, they have not disappeared. That was the additional funding under the economic action plan, $6.3 million for this year. That is in addition to the regular program, which is $8.8 million for this year. That is a little over $15 million for this year. Therefore, I can assume that $10 million would be in next year's budget.
However, I want to point out that the hon. member voted against this budget. That has taken $25 million from small craft harbours in his province.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, for Quebec, the total is $6,384,000 under the economic action plan.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, the Quebec lobster fishery will benefit from this marketing program the same as the greater lobster fishery.