Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Thank you. I believe you've asked a three-part question. First, we as an organization are very results oriented. We believe that legislation like the federal Fisheries Act should be results-oriented as well. Committee members have talked sometimes about perhaps the less than opt

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Prior to this evening I submitted my presentation to the clerk for translation. I trust that you will receive a hard copy of my presentation very soon. My remarks will be exclusively devoted to the theme of amendments to

Fisheries committee  I'm not sure if it's necessary to get into the real details here, except to simply add to what Mr. Farrant says in this regard. A very painstaking, comprehensive, and thorough analysis is conducted by the commission to establish these targets. All of the agencies buy into these t

Fisheries committee  Professionally, I agree that physical separation of those basins is the best permanent solution. That would greatly reduce the risk of carp invasion into the Great Lakes basin, for example. This is a two-way street. You've heard that there are already 150 invasives in the Great L

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry, we can't answer that question. I don't know.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. We'd be pleased to provide the committee with a copy of the entire submission to DFO. It's several pages long and has a very detailed budget. We don't take lightly our requests for taxpayers' dollars. I can assure you that all the details you wish to

Fisheries committee  We'd be pleased to.

Fisheries committee  It's an excellent question, because it illustrates inconsistencies in how the problem is handled between jurisdictions. It also illustrates how important leadership can be, whether that's in a federal agency, for example, to show an individual state the benefits of what other sta

Fisheries committee  My short answer is that when it comes to the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes basin and the St. Lawrence River, gravity is all-powerful; everything flows downhill, and that St. Lawrence River is part of that Great Lakes ecosystem. The fact of the matter is it's largely a legally s

Fisheries committee  For sea lamprey.

Fisheries committee  Sir, the reason I'm having difficulty with your question is that hopefully the intent of your question is to get at cause and effect. If we can identify the cause then maybe we can treat the effect more directly, or better, as opposed to placing blame here. We are all in this tog

Fisheries committee  That's an excellent question, and here's how I'm going to answer it: let's keep our eye on the harm ball here. If there's not harm, then okay. In fact, one man's poison may not be another man's. Smallmouth bass in different parts of Canada are a good example of this. In some pa

Fisheries committee  That's a proposal the Government of Ontario is currently entertaining. That would be my short answer. The continued use of live bait is very important in recreational fishing in Ontario. There are regulations in place in the province of Ontario. For example, it is against the l

Fisheries committee  Sir, I can't answer that. I don't know.

Fisheries committee  Honestly, I don't know.