Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for your time. Thank you, committee. It was great to see everyone.

Fisheries committee  I'm happy to jump in, and I see Mr. Hill is also indicating that he is interested. I think this absolutely is. It's one of the most complicated areas in British Columbia in terms of competing jurisdictions and complexity of issues, but it also offers a tremendous opportunity to

Fisheries committee  Thanks for your kind words, Mr. Johns. Also, your question is bang-on. What's needed is a signal from the federal government on clarity. What are we transitioning to? Industry has that question. That is what's next and what needs to be answered. One thing industry and municip

Fisheries committee  I would say yes. I think you need the third rights and title holder to add to the provincial and federal; I think you need indigenous governments in it. That's certainly a critical element in British Columbia. However, beyond that, I think that by having industry, municipal gov

Fisheries committee  Thanks for the question, Mr. Bragdon. I'll add that I was also a municipal city councillor, so I have all three to look at there. Yes, in terms of the Discovery Islands decision, the premier was very loud, and you heard about his concern for workers right away. I think that if

Fisheries committee  We are, absolutely, Mr. Bragdon. I'll give a much shorter answer than I gave your colleague Mr. Calkins. I don't know, Blaine; was it a compliment that I gave a long answer? The jury is out. I think, Mr. Bragdon, that the way you have phrased the question is exactly right. Th

Fisheries committee  Well, I can't disagree with what's been said, and I actually see that Mr. Hill would like to get in his time.

Fisheries committee  I would add one thing, and it's with a couple of comments that have been made. I think the biggest thing we need is to work together. Certainly Washington state has identified that one of their biggest successes has been federal representatives and state representatives and city

Fisheries committee  I'll look forward to that, Serge.

Fisheries committee  You're best to talk to DFO and the federal government, but our understanding is that we learned of that, as did many of the industries and local governments and others affected, when that decision came on quickly. Our concern was that workers who would be impacted by that decisio

Fisheries committee  That sounds great.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Calkins, and it's great to see you. Thanks for the note. It's great to be back in my new role. You do ask a very pointed question. I agree there needs to be support when decisions are made. The Discovery Islands decision definitely could impact wo

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Johns. It's nice to see you as well, my friend. Thank you for the question. To build on what has been said, it is important to note that we're in a dire situation, and, as Mr. Hardie pointed out with his question, there is a uniqueness at this moment and a willing

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I'll start. I appreciate the question. I think that B.C. is eager to work with the federal government in developing new strategies to protect and revitalize B.C.'s wild salmon populations, including furthering our partnership on the B.C. salmon restoration an

Fisheries committee  It's a great question. I always want to see more. It's certainly one of the biggest investments that we've seen from a federal government in the last decade. This is certainly a good step in the right direction, and if it isn't bold, it's pretty darn close.