Fisheries committee  As I mentioned in talking about Atlantic salmon, clearly the issues involved here are complex, and we need a comprehensive approach. With respect to Fraser River chinook, where 12 of 13 are listed or are in the process of being listed as being threatened, we are in the process of

Fisheries committee  As you know, we have taken significant steps to further evolve the whole approach with respect to aquaculture, and that involves moving toward area-based management. It involves much more rigorous framework for risk assessment, and it involves studying the issues around closed co

Fisheries committee  Washington state made a specific decision with respect to open net-pen farms. That doesn't mean it has a closed containment industry.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  We are working very closely with the province of B.C. on issues relating to interior salmon and steelhead. Those are both critical issues that need to be addressed. The province is very much engaged, because land management and agricultural use are critical pieces of all that.

Fisheries committee  Hatcheries are not the primary focus of the work on the salmon restoration and innovation fund. As you will have seen from the terms of reference, it's fairly broad, but the focus is very much on restoration. We are certainly open to conversations around hatcheries. We will be

Fisheries committee  To ensure that you get the most accurate information, I will ask Jen to speak to that.

Fisheries committee  There's obviously a lot of science that goes into answering that question, and some of that comes from scientists within the government. Some of it comes from reports, such as the Council of the Royal Society report that was done a few years ago, which was actually led by a scien

Fisheries committee  In the work that's been done to date, diluted bitumen behaves very similarly in a marine environment to other forms of conventional crude. How much you can clean up depends on how quickly you get there. Certainly, the technology exists to ensure you can actually do most of it. In

Fisheries committee  First and foremost, issues around procurement are the purview of the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

Fisheries committee  If you let me finish my answer, I'll let you finish your question.

Fisheries committee  I let you finish your question, if you would let me finish my answer.

Fisheries committee  Okay.

Fisheries committee  The issues related to procurement are the purview of the minister of procurement.

Fisheries committee  I'm happy to ask the Coast Guard officials who are here with me today to respond specifically, but there are normal procedures for reporting these kinds of things. Certainly, we are working to ensure that the Coast Guard has the capabilities it requires, whether that's vessel lif