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Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I will try to get an answer another way.
Loyola Sullivan, Canada's ambassador for fisheries conservation, has a budget which, as far as I know, comes from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Since he is ambassador for fisheries conservation, he is surely not paid by another department. What is Mr. Sullivan's office budget?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I thank the minister for the commitment to provide me with that information.
I would now like to hear what the minister has to say about another matter, the seal hunt. What is the department's budget for 2009-2010 for defence of seal hunting?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I will let the minister answer a bit more specifically now on the divestiture program. In the case of the Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée divestitures, what does the minister intend to do over the next few months to settle these matters so that we can move on by the end of 2009 to other things and other issues for Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, the minister must have been reading my mind because I had a question on divestiture.
For the next two years, finishing in the current year, 2009-2010, an additional $5 million a year is earmarked for divestiture.
What total amount is planned for the divestiture program in 2009-2010 and how much will Quebec get?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, now that the minister seems to have found the right figures, I want to ask my question again.
What is the total budget in 2009-2010 for small craft harbours in Quebec?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I want to get this straight. The figure I heard was $6.3 million. Some Conservative members came to my region recently to announce an additional $25 million over the next two years.
Has that $25 million suddenly disappeared?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, let us try another subject. I hope the answers will be a bit more specific. I want to turn now to the small craft harbour issue.
In the 2009-2010 budget, how much of the money for small craft harbours is for Quebec?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, unfortunately, I have to ask my question again. Of the $10 million announced on May 22, how much will Quebec get?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, of the $10 million announced on May 22 for the lobster crisis, how much is for Quebec?
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I will try to use my time to follow up on the questions and answers I just heard. My questions and answers will be a bit more concise.
I want to talk, first, about the crisis in the lobster fishery. There was a summit meeting in Moncton on May 15. That was great. On May 22 they announced that only $10 million would be invested. Today, May 28, there was a meeting with the Premier of New Brunswick and the fisheries minister, if I am not mistaken, but people are not very happy.
Why is it that people have to come here to Ottawa to express their dissatisfaction with a meeting that took place in Moncton on May 15, when they expressed their demands very clearly?
There was a demonstration in Tracadie-Sheila, where 500 people went to the Fisheries and Oceans offices.
How many more demonstrations will it take for the minister to understand that a $10 million investment is far from enough?