Joyce Murray

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, I will consult with my officials and we will give the member a time when we can deliver it.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, we will get a number for the member.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, yes it is.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, yes I do.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, that certainly is our approach and that is something that we will be deepening.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, I am interested in more details on the specific facility that the member is referring to, but I want to say that conservation is our bottom line. It is our top priority.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, harvest transformation is one of the key pillars of the Pacific salmon initiative. That means we will be consulting. We will be working with harvesters and working with industry, again on a “willing buyer, willing seller” basis.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, one of the key pillars of the PSSI is collaboration. On the one hand we are being told we are not moving quickly enough, but on the other hand we are very committed to collaborating with indigenous communities and others, and that work is ongoing.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, the member has correctly talked about our “willing buyer, willing seller” policy. The volume of traps that was allocated to the first nations is the volume that we will be buying back, and bids are currently being accepted.

[Business of Supply, May 31st, 2022]

Mr. Chair, yes, I understand the difficulties when the crab licences were allocated due to a court decision to the local first nations. It would be great to just add some licences, but because of conservation concerns that is not possible. We are now working with harvesters and have a budget to negotiate a settlement for that capacity.