Fisheries committee  There's a little change in the order. I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. Mr. Hardie will take my spot for this round.

Fisheries committee  I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. I just want to clarify what happened here. In no way do we want to shut down this meeting. This took five minutes to pass. Everything that we were passing right now was on a motion I was debating last meeting when we adjourned. We want to hear

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I know this meeting is important today, but I move that the committee resume consideration of the debate on my motion on succession planning from February 8, 2024.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, this motion should not be debatable at all, but I just want to clarify with the clerk. I just said from the beginning that we want to hear from the—

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry. I should have intervened before, Mr. Chair. I just want to point out something before we go too far. I think there's some kind of agreement between all of you on two meetings, but it's just regarding CBSA. Look, I think all of us want to get to the bottom of this. Ho

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I have a problem also on my end. Can you just keep talking, please?

Fisheries committee  It is important for the committee to understand the reach of your message. I know that my Conservative colleagues seem to blame the government for all the failures and everything that has happened over the past few years, but this has been going on for some time, and I think we h

Fisheries committee  I don't remember all of your recommendations, but I've read a few. Do you feel that DFO's current resources are sufficient to implement your recommendations, or does it need additional funding?

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Commissioner.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Commissioner, I don't want to put words in your mouth, but, throughout this meeting, you have clearly been saying that the department did not have enough data to properly assess stocks, among other things. Am I wrong?

Fisheries committee  Okay. I often say this in committee, and it is important for me to mention it: My father was a lobster fisherman all his life. As you said at the outset, in presenting your figures, 72,000 people in Canada depend on the fisheries, and they generate economic benefits of $4.6 bill

Fisheries committee  Okay. I wanted to talk about the relationship between redfish and shrimp. Since 2016, redfish stocks have soared in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We know that redfish prey on shrimp. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been saying since 2016 that something must be done about

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. DeMarco. I think my time is—

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. You have done a wonderful job so far. No complaints here. Mr. DeMarco, thank you for joining us today. I'll address some of the concerns raised by my colleague, Caroline Desbiens. We just heard the announcement regarding the reopening of the redfish fisher