Environment committee  I don't have the text of the act in front of me, but I used to be able to quote it almost verbatim. One of the key provisions of it says “...fish that are part of a commercial, recreational or Aboriginal fishery, or to fish that support such a fishery.” To use your example, the i

Environment committee  I guess the way I would summarize the changes to the Fisheries Act is that insofar as fisheries management is concerned, they're quite limited. Really, the changes to the Fisheries Act focus mostly on section 35, which changed the provisions we use to manage and protect habitat,

Environment committee  There's quite a range of activities that are undertaken. The focus is very much on recreational fisheries and specifically related to aquatic habitat restoration. It's about a $5-million program nationally. It's run entirely on a leverage basis so that each dollar the federal gov

Environment committee  You pronounced it very well, thank you. It's somewhat unusual—my name, I mean.

Environment committee  David will actually lead our remarks for us.