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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 11
Thursday, January 30, 2003
The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met at 11:31 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Chair, Tom Wappel, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: John Cummins, Georges Farrah, Loyola Hearn, Carmen Provenzano, Jean-Yves Roy, Paul Steckle, Tom Wappel.
Acting Members present: Dominic LeBlanc for Rodger Cuzner, James Lunney for Andy Burton.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Alan Nixon and François Côté, research officers.
Tom Wappel presented the First Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which was as follows:
“Your Subcommittee recommends that the Committee adopt the following programme:
“That the Committee invite representatives of the British Columbia fishing industry to appear before the Committee on February 4, 2003, concerning the management of the BC salmon fishery;
“That the Committee invite Prof. Hugh MacIsaac of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and representatives from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to appear before the Committee on February 6, 2003, concerning invasive species;
“That the Committee invite the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the chairmen of the International Joint Commission to appear during a televised session of the Committee on February 11, 2003, concerning invasive species;
“That the Committee invite the chair and the chief scientist of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council to appear before the Committee on February 13, 2003, concerning aquaculture;
“That the Committee resume consideration of the draft aquaculture report the week of February 17, 2003;
“That the Committee invite representatives from the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors to appear before the Committee the evening of February 19, 2003, concerning offshore property rights;
“That the Committee invite the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and his officials to appear during the week of March 24, 2003 on the Main and/or Supplementary Estimates;
“That the Committee undertake a comprehensive study into the Canadian Coast Guard; and,
“That the Committee undertake a study into issues related to the Atlantic fishery.”
On motion of John Cummins, it was agreed, - That the report be amended by adding after the second paragraph the following:
“and that the Committee complete its report on the management of the Fraser River fishery;”
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That the first report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, as amended, be concurred in.
At 11:37 a.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108 (2), the Committee resumed its study on Marine Communications and Traffic Services (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, November 7, 2002, Meeting No. 2).
The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.
It was agreed, - That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.
It was agreed, - That the Chair, Clerk and researchers be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report and thereafter to provide a copy of the draft report to each member of the Committee as soon as possible for their immediate comments.
It was agreed, - That the Chair present the report to the House.
It was agreed, - That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request the Government table a comprehensive response to the report; however, notwithstanding the deadline of 150 days stipulated in Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the comprehensive response to this report be tabled within 90 days of the presentation of the report to the House.
At 12:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:33 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the Committee resumed its study of the implications of extending Canada's Exclusive Economic Zone to include the Nose and Tail of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, November 7, 2002, Meeting No. 2).
The Committee discussed its future business with regard to this study.
At 12:47 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jeremy LeBlanc
Clerk of the Committee