Fisheries committee  I have to say there isn't the balance and there isn't the investment in prevention that there needs to be. Those two things need to be addressed.

Fisheries committee  Bass is usually introduced by fishers, so stopping people from releasing that fish and others is a really big solution too.

Fisheries committee  I would second that. There are some areas that are clear, but there are lots of grey areas to be clarified at the federal level and with provincial and territorial governments.

Fisheries committee  I'll speak to B.C., but I also work with chapters across Canada. We get other federal funders, such as Environment Canada, but basically, as a provincial organization, we don't get any funding from Fisheries and Oceans. With respect to the question that was asked earlier about

Fisheries committee  I'd like to comment, but you're right that we don't have that standard. In the agriculture industry, there are lots of practices that we've learned because we want to protect our economic value and the health of our.... We're just starting to get there in the aquatic area. Whethe

Fisheries committee  I feel pretty comfortable answering that question for western Canada. I think there's consensus across governments in western Canada and among the citizens that no, those aren't sufficient. There are many ways that boats could still get through the network into the western provin

Fisheries committee  Absolutely. There's an absolute need to have more resources dedicated to protect our waters, and not just specific rivers. With regard to the point about there being authority, there probably needs to be stronger leadership at both the federal and provincial-territorial levels so

Fisheries committee  Absolutely. Talking about preventing mussels is one tool, so we work with organizations to do clean, drain, dry—making sure that boaters clean, drain, dry. The regulations need to enforce that. It's not just Winnipeg. We also care about Ontario's boats' being decontaminated befo

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much for having us, Mr. Chair. I'm here with Jodi Romyn from our organization. Jodi and I will be with you for the day. I have to apologize, but I will be stepping out a little bit early in order to catch the last flight I need for the night. The Invasive Specie

Environment committee  We don't do the operations. We work with partners who do it. It's being used. With giant hogweed, you need to get down to the roots of the plant to kill it or else you have people in safety suits. There are certain plants that need to be treated with herbicides. If it's safe fo

Environment committee  Thank you very much. That's appreciated.

Environment committee  Depending on what you have as “established”, there are definitely examples of successes where the plant has entered British Columbia and has been removed.

Environment committee  There is the yellow star thistle.

Environment committee  There is debate about Scotch broom, but maybe that's not the right place to put all of our resources. There are habitats to protect, but you might need to protect the new Scotch broom from coming in.

Environment committee  Absolutely.