Fisheries committee  If I may, when I referenced the different climate adaptation tools that are being used and how we're adapting them.... As we're doing our planning and doing the different geological assessments and such, we draw upon experts who take into consideration the different changes to al

Fisheries committee  We currently have 973 small craft harbours across the country. A certain number are deemed to be core and essential to the commercial fishing industry. Others would fall in the category of recreational or, perhaps, non-essential, whether it's by number or whether they can go to p

Fisheries committee  We work closely with our engineering teams, who are in the position to have the skill to assess the state of said asset and to determine whether or not its future use...and what would be required, either from a funding perspective or how that would be serving the community in the

Fisheries committee  That's part of the discussions and communications we have with our harbour authorities. A lot of those include indigenous participants and members. That is taken into account. All the different information is taken into account and that will continue as we go forward.

Fisheries committee  We work closely with the harbour authorities to coordinate dredging during the spring fishing season. The weather plays a role in this process, especially in assessing the quantities to be dredged. All of these factors have a significant effect on the coordination and timing of t

Fisheries committee  Yes, but it depends on the scope of the work to be done. If the project is suitable, we can allow harbour authorities to undertake the work themselves, up to a maximum of $80,000. Of course, in addition to the size of the project, all other conditions must be met, the necessary e

Fisheries committee  We've also started to put some tools in place, like standing offers for contractors, so they can more easily respond to emergencies. That's one of the tools we use. We are very aware of the complexity of the situation. We work closely with the port authorities. They give us feed

Fisheries committee  As I responded earlier to Madame Desbiens, we conduct regular assessments of our harbours and determine on a priority basis the need and the scope, and plan towards...as I said, based on a number of criteria, socio-economic being one of them. We don't have an overall number, as w

Fisheries committee  What we've been seeing is that as we have been incorporating the different climate adaptation tools as work progresses, as we've been doing, as I mentioned before, with the different funding envelopes, whether it be budget 2018 or budget 2001 when reinvesting, those structures ar

Fisheries committee  I would like to have a clarification, Mr. Cormier: are you talking about the ports in northern New Brunswick?

Fisheries committee  As mentioned, we do assessments of all our ports on a regular basis to determine what the needs are. Certainly, dredging is a challenge at many of our ports. That is why we are working closely with our teams and also with contractors to put in place solutions to avoid delays, imp

Fisheries committee  We are working closely with the harbour authorities to be able to run a program while ensuring the safety of our harbour users. Certainly, for dredging, it's a lot of coordination. We want to make sure that all our harbours are ready for the opening of the fishery and that it is

Fisheries committee  Certainly. From the outset, that's been the nature of the small craft harbours program. We have a very, very close relationship with the harbour authorities and those working in the communities. There's a very tight relationship there. As well, when we're doing our planning and

Fisheries committee  Like I said, we are continuing to work with the harbour authorities. In terms of what sort of climate adaptation tools continue to be refined, if you will, as we go forward, there's obviously no magic solution to anything. However, as we invest and rebuild, that is certainly take

Fisheries committee  I understand your question, but I don't have the answer. Unfortunately, we can't quantify that.