Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  That's excellent. Thank you, Mr. Stringer. Hello, Mr. Chair, and committee members. My name is Tony Matson. I am the chief financial officer at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Let me reiterate our associate deputy minister's message by saying that I am pleased to be here this mo

Fisheries committee  As the parliamentary secretary mentioned, we did respect the thorough budgetary process that was conducted through the Treasury Board. These reductions and reallocations toward higher priorities are being respected entirely, and the funding to continue the salmon enhancement prog

Fisheries committee  It will come from within the organization.

Fisheries committee  With respect to maintenance specifically, we have a budget set aside and we recognize that more investment is required in small craft harbours. That's reflected in the infrastructure funding that was provided. We received some $288 million over the last two years out of FII-1, an

Fisheries committee  Do you mean with respect to small craft harbours specifically, or is it with respect to the federal infrastructure initiative? Our funding for the federal infrastructure initiative has gone down, but that's only reflective of the fact that our funding for FII-1 is expired, and we

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Minister Leblanc, Mr. Chair. Hello. Bonjour to you, committee members. My name is Tony Matson, and I am the chief financial officer at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard. We are pleased to be here this morning to provide the committee with an

Fisheries committee  We can get you that information as well.

Fisheries committee  Yes, in these estimates we've asked for $5 million in grants and contributions. Most of it is for contributions. I can get the breakdown by initiative.

Fisheries committee  It's funding to support projects for small craft harbours using the funding for divestiture.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, deputy and Mr. Chair. Hello, bonjour, committee members. My name is Tony Matson, and I am the chief financial officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. We are delighted to appear before you this afternoon to provide an overview