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

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we do have a process, the CSAS process, which provides the opportunity for peer review of science. I understand what the member is saying when she says that there has been some recent research that has come out since the CSAS report that determined minimal risk. At a c

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, this analysis and development of regulations is being done by Environment and Climate Change Canada. It is not a partnership with DFO, but I take the member's point that it is very important that polystyrene be regulated so that it is not in the ocean in the same volum

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am always willing to look at new science. I am always willing to adjust our measures to reflect what we have learned, and the southern resident killer whales are a key species for us to protect. There is a review every year, and we will take a look at the enforcement

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I have seen the science around acidification and deoxygenation, as well as warming impacts, so we have a triple whammy. It is one of the reasons that it is so important that we now think about climate change as we do our marine protected area planning, because the resi

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for Cape Breton—Canso for his very deep engagement with his community and for championing the issues, including small craft harbours in Cape Breton. Our government and I fully understand the important role that small craft harbours play in our count

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I absolutely share the concern that it is not just the effects of the flooding, slides and fires, but how we rebuild from them. I mentioned earlier that I am part of the emergency committee of provincial and federal ministers, and each of my and DFO's interventions has

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the bottom line is I sign off on the department's budget.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I can get us the exact number, but it is approximately $165 million.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I do not have that information.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for raising PSSI, because it is an absolutely historic initiative that reflects the importance we place on the recovery—

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, 300 employees will be paid for through this program.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have renewed the BCSRIF program. That is an ongoing set of funding to do restoration.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, that is still under development, but I am pleased that the enhancements in the hatcheries and community hatcheries are a core of the pillars of the program.