Environment committee  Right. It's certainly a tall order.

Environment committee  Yes, I understand. When it comes to prioritizing the technical stuff, I am a person who has spent two decades getting his feet wet, walking streams, and helping community-based groups—these NGOs such as ASF, TU, and right down to the watershed organizations that have adopted the

Environment committee  It is the figure provided by Ottawa, by DFO, and how much the federal government spends on conservation and protection of wild Atlantic salmon. It's not a donation, by any means, to groups, but it's the money the federal government spends on its role in protecting wild Atlantic s

Environment committee  It was $25 million in 1985, but if you take into consideration the cost of living, it's about a 75% reduction today, at $12 million.

Environment committee  I do not know what it was five years ago, but I could probably get that figure for you.

Environment committee  I'm not qualified, really, to talk about climate change. I do want to talk about, though, one of the points you did mention, and that's the budgetary rollbacks we're experiencing with the various federal departments. For an individual who has spent 20 or so years walking rivers

Environment committee  Yes. I understand there has been some movement of species around the planet because of climate changes. I think a national conservation plan should focus somewhat on trying to reduce or slow down the actual climate change that is happening now. Also, I know a lot of these species

Environment committee  Wild Atlantic salmon of course spend part of their life in salt water and they are certainly a true migratory fish. They spend part of their early life cycle in fresh water. Anything that impacts the watersheds, the freshwater component of their life cycle, or that impacts the oc

Environment committee  Thank you. I want to thank the committee for this opportunity to appear today. My name is Todd Dupuis. I am the executive director of regional programs in Canada for the Atlantic Salmon Federation, and my esteemed colleague is Lewis Hinks, who is the Atlantic Salmon Federation'