Fisheries committee  You mentioned as well in your report that the measures included fostering innovation in fishing technologies and methods, and you said the department continues to do so. Can you elaborate on that a little?

Fisheries committee  Thank you for that. There probably are a number of questions I could ask, but I want to get to Ms. Gelfand for a second. In your statement, in paragraph number 2, you mentioned there are about 40 species of marine mammals such as whales, dolphins and seals and that 14 populati

Fisheries committee  Yes, and certainly it's not existing on the east coast.

Fisheries committee  We're done.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. T hank you, witnesses, for appearing before us today to give us the benefit of your personal experiences from the communities in which you live, especially for you, Todd, since the region in which you live is vast, as you suggested. It's a pleasure to be he

Fisheries committee  I want to get to a couple more questions. How do you describe your relationship with the department and small craft harbours people in the province? To my understanding, a dedicated program officer was installed in Labrador just a couple or three weeks ago. Have they been helpful

Fisheries committee  Some of the things we heard when we were on the west coast, the common theme of the small craft harbour tour we did in B.C., was that people who had good, strong harbour authorities, well-organized, well-coordinated and so on, seemed to be doing much better than harbours in commu

Fisheries committee  I appreciate that. Mr. Patterson, you mentioned a lease with the small craft harbours authority. Do you find these kinds of leases to be challenging?

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Minister and guests, thank you for being here. I have a couple of questions around Coast Guard issues, so perhaps Mr. Hutchinson can also chime in on some of this. Could you provide an update on the lifeboat stations in Newfoundland and Labrador, which

Fisheries committee  Minister, in the last election we made a commitment to reopen the maritime rescue sub-centre in St. John's, Newfoundland, which was closed by the Harper government. In May it reopened—a promise made, a promise kept. Could you comment on the importance of these maritime rescue sta

Fisheries committee  Living on the island, and of course seeing the impact the ocean can have on major storms as we saw this past week, I truly appreciate the commitment you made to the work we're doing here. Minister, as you know, snow crab is a valuable resource for many fishers on the east coast

Fisheries committee  I would ask the minister that your officials and you, certainly, pay close attention to the fishers in the industry and the local knowledge they bring to the management of this resource and this stock. They obviously rely heavily on it for their livelihood. Thank you.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome, guests. I'm on the other side of the country on the east coast. We have a very different perspective on some of the industry from some people on the west coast. In Newfoundland and Labrador the province is responsible for licensing, inspections

Fisheries committee  Thank you. The audit explains that DFO lacks sufficient laboratory capacity to provide surveillance test results to CFIA in a timely manner. I know in Newfoundland and Labrador, the government invested several million dollars in a fish health facility in the Coast of Bays region