Fisheries committee  All right. Thank you. Mr. Chair, I would like to move a motion right now, if I may. I move: That, whereas the public fishery in British Columbia contributes $1.1 billion to Canada’s economy, and whereas the public fishery in British Columbia provides 9,000 jobs while benefitin

Fisheries committee  I'm of the opinion, or have been told, that there are printing issues and that we can't get paper copies.

Fisheries committee  No, I'm actually moving the motion, because we're talking about fisheries and socio-economic impacts of fisheries. My motion is specifically about socio-economic impacts, and I'm hoping that it will be accepted by the chair.

Fisheries committee  Thanks, Chair. Am I out of time?

Fisheries committee  Well, I might be. Thank you, Chair.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Doherty. Thank you, Chair. I sure am glad that they don't make ivory soup. All kidding aside, my understanding is that if we pass this legislation, shark fins in all of their forms would no longer be allowed to be imported into the country unless they were attach

Fisheries committee  Mr. Forsyth, is that correct? It is. Okay, thank you. I want to go back to the officers' statuses when it comes to the legislation. Does a CBSA officer or a Canadian Wildlife Service officer have ex-officio status to enforce the Fisheries Act?

Fisheries committee  I don't know. It probably is, but I don't know.

Fisheries committee  If the coordinating amendment in Bill C-68 in the Senate actually says that Bill C-68 takes precedence and the CBSA officials and Canada Wildlife Service officials and CFIA officials have no official status under the Fisheries Act, then we have an enforcement issue. Would you agr

Fisheries committee  I would agree, because the RCMP has broad, sweeping ex-officio status throughout Canadian legislation, and I'm pretty sure that CBSA has the same. I just wanted to get verification. I'm not expecting this to be a hiccup; I just wanted clarification. What does the department do a

Fisheries committee  That's how the coordinating amendment is working. Bill C-68 would take precedence. Okay, thank you.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mel. Thank you to the officials for being here. This is interesting. First I would like some clarification. We've had the discussion about the difference between Bill S-238 and Bill C-68, but what is the difference between Bill S-238 and Bill C-68 and the current reg

Fisheries committee  It could be said, then, that the legislation is simply enshrining in the legislative framework what we already have in place as a regulatory practice. Would that be a fair summation?

Fisheries committee  It's Bill S-238, but that's fine. Bill S-203 is a whale of a story.

Fisheries committee  Okay. That's what I am asking you. Are you saying this legislation, either through Bill C-68 or Bill S-238, if they pass, will actually enhance the current environment and strengthen the regime?