Fisheries committee It's the same thing, I would say, for both the domestic.... I'll speak a little bit for them. Aside from the ferries, there are also the cargo domestic vessels and the international domestic vessels. On the west coast, there is a program for training marine observers on board t
October 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Fisheries committee At this moment, mostly in the Atlantic, on the issue of how we implemented the dynamic management, it's done through aerial surveillance. We have the planes from DFO and Transport Canada. We're overseeing the area. It's indeed one way to locate those whales, but there are always
October 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Fisheries committee Indeed. If I may, I would say that certainly with both the North Atlantic and the southern resident killer whales, there is much dialogue.
October 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Fisheries committee Not to repeat anything on that issue, I would add that we had necropsies last year. We had seven necropsies. They highlighted some of the conclusions. It is not an exact science. I think the important thing is not about what happened first, because indeed, those are both threats.
October 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Fisheries committee My name is Sonia Simard. I'm here today on behalf of the Shipping Federation of Canada, which represents owners, operators and agents of those big ships, ocean-going vessels, that are carrying Canada's international trade to and from the overseas markets. The vessels of our memb
October 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Transport committee To be clear, we're talking about introducing something for seafarers working at a lower wage. Actually, those vessels that are coming to Canada have been coming for more than 120 years. These vessels are regulated by a body of conventions that Canada has helped develop, including
September 13th, 2017Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Transport committee It's the thin edge of the wedge. We're not asking to blow up the Coasting Trade Act, as has been mentioned; we're not here for that. I'm going to bring you back, however, to another example, that of the U.S. We know they have the Jones Act. It is very strict in ensuring that th
September 13th, 2017Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Transport committee Could I maybe have a try for about two minutes?
September 13th, 2017Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Transport committee No, I cannot?
September 13th, 2017Committee meeting
Sonia Simard
Transport committee Okay.
September 13th, 2017Committee meeting
Sonia Simard