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Fisheries and Oceans  Madam Speaker, in actual fact this minister and this government have never stopped working with fishers and have never stopped working with conservationists. The B.C. salmon conservation and innovation fund is a prime example. There have been over 100 million federal dollars cou

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, the act sets out, in significant detail, the consultations that are required at every step of the process. Under existing Oceans Act MPAs, there is no protection until there is full protection. The measures that are contained in the bill before the House, in the am

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, we, too, are very grateful to have someone of the calibre of the member for Beauséjour in our caucus and are fully aware of the substantial contributions he made while serving as the minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian coast guard. We share the anticip

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, Canadians in general, and Prince Edward Islanders in particular, care about the health of our oceans. They care about biodiversity. They care about conservation. Any and all measures we take to be a responsible, international partner with respect to marine protect

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. As the hon. member knows, a group of experts made recommendations about rules governing marine protected areas. Those parts of marine protected areas already being used for exploration will not be counted toward the internat

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, there are a couple of parts to that question. First, the amendments that were brought forward by the Senate were clearly well-intentioned. The result of those amendments is that the government has proposed an amendment that is consistent with the spirit of the Sena

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure today to speak about Bill C-55, an act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act. The bill would help protect our marine and coastal areas, and it would bring us closer to our 10% marine conservation target by the end of 2020.

May 10th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

The Environment  Madam Speaker, budget 2019 proposed additional funding to support Canada's climate plan. This includes strategic investments that will make it easier and more affordable for Canadians to choose zero-emission vehicles. It also includes over $1 billion to support energy efficiency

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

The Environment  Madam Speaker, Canadians see the very real impacts of climate change in our country, floods, droughts, forest fires and a melting Arctic, and understand the need to take action to ensure a sustainable planet for future generations. Canadians understand the importance of limitin

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent work on the fisheries committee. The challenge around chinook salmon is certainly a vexing one for this government. We are constantly trying to ensure the protection of our oceans and our biodiversity and the prot

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, as I indicated earlier, we know that the closure of any commercial or recreational fishery has a direct impact on communities. The member was quite right when he talked about the cuts to science under the Harper Conservatives. We have hired 29 new scientists in the

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise to speak to Bill C-97, the budget implementation act. I had hoped to have an opportunity to speak to the budget itself, but that of course was denied as a result of the filibuster by the member for Carleton. It is a very good budget for Prin

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, our government believes that environmental sustainability and economic growth must go hand in hand. In partnership with the provincial government, we created the B.C. salmon restoration and innovation fund, to which our government will contribute $100 million over fi

April 30th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, we have made no such refusal. Right now we are following the direction of the court, which found issues with the policy and the decision. However, what the court did not do was grant the request of the plaintiffs to require PRV testing in the transfer of all fish. It

April 29th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, I will do my best. Our government is committed to protecting the health of Canada's wild and farmed fish from aquatic animal diseases. A stringent process exists to ensure the health of cultured finfish populations prior to their transfer into the marine environment

April 29th, 2019House debate

Sean CaseyLiberal