Fisheries committee  I think that fraud is fraud and we could always spend more money on enforcement. The question is, government has an endless list of things it can spend money on, and it has to figure out where to put those precious dollars and what is the best benefit.

Fisheries committee  It's a good question. There will always be organizations that will be critical of various sectors for this, that and the other thing. I think having dialogue is always healthy, and as long as we actively listen, as Ms. Strobel said, that's the important part of dialogue, so that

Fisheries committee  I'll be very quick. I think [Technical difficulty--Editor] Atlantic fisheries fund, and perhaps that could be expanded to cover all of the coasts, to help all players in the industry innovate and adopt new technology that will enhance their capabilities to deliver the information

Fisheries committee  Thank you. [Technical difficulty—Editor] higher than [Technical difficulty—Editor] sample is not fully representative of the marketplace. I think my Internet was a little slow there. Hopefully you're hearing me. When we look at the major commodities or species that are consum

Fisheries committee  Well, it's kind of paradoxical. On one hand we're saying that the information is there and it's just not getting down to the consumer, but what are the costs of putting that in place? There are the upfront costs of changing labels. There are the ongoing costs of the paper or the

Fisheries committee  As I mentioned earlier, there is a Marine Stewardship Council logo, a blue logo, on products, but companies have to pay extra to use that “chain of custody” logo, as it's called. They can have certified product without using the logo, but then the consumer wouldn't necessarily kn

Fisheries committee  I try to be a “glass half full” kind of guy. When I look at the mandate letter, I see phrases about these [Technical difficulty--Editor] and sustainable fisheries, and I think there's a lot of opportunity with the blue economy strategy to help us realize our full growth potential

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I'll make a quick comment. I don't have a specific answer for you on the impact of the EU regulations, but in regard to one comment that you did make about the broader context of the issue and about seafood being healthy, seafood is also more sustainable than other la

Fisheries committee  Can I start? I think one of the facts that are getting missed is, as Christina and I articulated, that the processing level is supplying a lot of that information: through the supply chain, to the wholesalers, to food service, restaurants and retail. As those organizations and p

Fisheries committee  That's a good question. My first reaction is to ask whether the products coming in are at such a low price that a dumping finding would be the result, or whether it's just that they have a lower cost of production for various reasons, and that gives them an advantage in the marke

Fisheries committee  Yes, imports for sure, but you also have to consider that the rules you impose on imports also, to a certain degree, have to apply to domestic production. Otherwise, you run afoul of trade rules, so that's an important consideration.

Fisheries committee  I think both answers you just had are very good. I don't have anything more to add.

Fisheries committee  The biggest thing that consumers can look for is certification. The labelling itself won't give you the answer. If there's a [Technical difficulty—Editor] harvested, such as the marine [Technical difficulty—Editor].... If you see that logo, you should know that it's sustainably c

Fisheries committee  Thank you. What I'll start with is that I'm going to look up some stats we have on imports. As has been said, over 70% of the domestic market is served by imports. Where do we get those imports from? Thirty-three per cent are from the U.S., 16% from China, 8% from Thailand, 8% f

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to appear before you today. The Fisheries Council of Canada, as many of you already know, is a national association representing wild-capture processors across the country. Actually, all of them also harvest.