Fisheries committee  I was just there. I just visited both of those hatcheries. They're not running at capacity.

Fisheries committee  Is there anything in the estimates to increase the number of spawning channels for chinook salmon?

Fisheries committee  Okay, but nothing—

Fisheries committee  That's—

Fisheries committee  That sounds great in a news release.

Fisheries committee  I'm just asking if there's anything that's going to be done on the ground. Are there any new spawning channels for—?

Fisheries committee  Is there anything in the sense of predator control?

Fisheries committee  Okay, so really what you're saying is that with $107 million, there's no new hatchery capacity, there are going to be discussions at a symposium with a bunch of academics, there may be announcements coming for spawning channels, and there is a complete closure of chinook salmon f

Fisheries committee  Again we find ourselves with the precedent set by Mr. Rogers' motion a few days ago. We saw Mr. Donnelly put a notice of motion forward on Monday, which was certainly in order. I would suggest to you, Mr. Chair, that if Ms. Mathyssen were simply putting a notice of motion befor

Fisheries committee  While that is true, I would like to make an informed decision on the motion. If there's no answer to the questions I have, then I'll have to make the assumptions accordingly.

Fisheries committee  The motion did not call for any committee meetings to hear witnesses. It simply suggested that we should go to clause-by-clause on the bill. However, it could be inferred that we would move to clause-by-clause as soon as possible after a timely hearing of witnesses. Is that what

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, could we get clarification either from you or from those who are advising you as to what the timeline is for a Senate-sponsored bill compared to a House of Commons private member's bill, and if there's any difference in the timelines for those bills as they appear befo

Fisheries committee  Chair, last time I asked for the extra hour today, and it would be unreasonable for me to ask for more time, but I'm wondering if we can ask our staff here at the committee to maybe reach out.... There's one more element of this that I think we need to think through. Some fisher

Fisheries committee  These things weren't an issue until the ballast water release, we presume, that happened in the introduction.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's been great talking with you.