Fisheries committee  I will say that, obviously, we're always struggling for balance in the proposed legislation. I think it would be a comment from most of our associations across Canada that balance is what they hope to have. I'll speak specifically for low-carbon energy generation. We know that d

Fisheries committee  That's an excellent point. I'll reflect back on your comment about the prohibition and then the regulation. The regulation that is already on the table with DFO is your position statement on fish mortality, as well as your position statement on existing facilities that govern en

Fisheries committee  It adds to the complexity, yes. We would want the minister to ensure that the department is consulting those other levels of government and control bodies before issuing mandates.

Fisheries committee  I'll finish the case study. In this case study we moved away from like for like. We moved into non-like for like, but we actually had better conservation and recovery outcomes through the case study of the Pickering nuclear habitat bank. We believe we achieved greater outcomes by

Fisheries committee  Thank you. Through you, Madam Chair, the question we have been back and forth on with the Fisheries Act for quite some time is about the management of fisheries or the management of every single fish. That's something we've continually posed a question about. When we're managi

Fisheries committee  I agree. The quantification is difficult at times simply because you're having to seasonally account for what species may or may not be encountering your facility, but on a larger, strategic basis, compensation or habitat banking could absolutely be used as an effective tool for

Fisheries committee  A great example might be some of our nuclear power facilities, where we are responsible for the stormwater treatment and collection of stormwater on our plant sites. Where those stormwater catchments are placed, we have to service the stormwater management ponds. If those ponds b

Fisheries committee  That's a good point. The public interest is taken into account in the impact assessment, and where a positive decision is made under the Impact Assessment Act, we believe that should streamline the approvals process under the Fisheries Act. That's just a logical step. We'd like

Fisheries committee  In the space of water management, this is a big piece to some of our concerns with the act. There are very complex and diverse opinions around water management, whether they be those of stakeholders or landowners, and whether they relate to navigation, pleasure craft operating, f

Fisheries committee  Perhaps I'll use a case study that I love coming back to, just because I think it's a great example of a case in which habitat banking and offsetting calculations have been effective. In the case of our Pickering and Darlington nuclear generating facilities, we needed to offset

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