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Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, Watershed Watch and SkeenaWild recently published a report estimating that last year Alaskan fishers caught an estimated 650,000 B.C.-bound sockeye salmon while Canadian fishers caught as few as 110,000.
Does the minister agree that first nations, commercial fishers and recreational fishers should be forced to keep their boats at dock while so many B.C.-bound fish are being caught in Alaska?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister agree that as the climate crisis becomes more urgent, our programs like the PSSI need to be adaptive and able to respond quickly? Why can the PSSI not be there when salmon need support the most?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, it has been a year since the PSSI promised to develop a centre of expertise. When will that keystone program be created?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister think B.C. will be able to build back better if DFO is not willing to help invest in fish-friendly infrastructure and habitat restoration?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, I believe that answer would be zero, but perhaps the minister can clarify if that is not the case.
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, how many projects has DFO helped to support in the wake of last year's flooding in British Columbia?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, last year's flooding in the lower Fraser, and in British Columbia as a whole, could have devastating impacts on already threatened salmon species. When the PSSI's senior director Sarah Murdoch testified to the fisheries and oceans committee, she said that DFO was not looking to reallocate resources from the PSSI to help with salmon habitat restoration in the wake of last year's flooding.
Does the minister agree that this emergency event is worth allocating funding towards?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, fish harvesters on the west coast have felt the negative impacts of corporate ownership and anonymous licence holders without a strong owner-operator licencing model.
When will the government ensure that our west coast has a beneficial licence model?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, owner-operator licencing in the Atlantic means independent harvesters and communities benefit from our fishing industry. However, corporate concentration of processing facilities threatens their ability to get a reasonable price for their catch.
How is the minister working to ensure this budget supports independent harvesters and the communities that rely on them?
Business of Supply May 30th, 2022
Madam Chair, in the wake of the MV Zim Kingston cargo spill last year, we heard countless stories of the government failing to collaborate with indigenous communities and local experts.
Can the government commit that the expanded oceans protection plan will include an integrated and timely response that works in collaboration with these groups?