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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 37

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in a televised session at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Scott Andrews, Raynald Blais, Hon. Gerry Byrne, Blaine Calkins, Randy Kamp, Yvon Lévesque, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, Peter Stoffer, John Weston and Rodney Weston.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: François Côté, Analyst . House of Commons: Jacques Maziade, Procedural Clerk.

Appearing: Hon. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

Witnesses: Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Claire Dansereau, Deputy Minister; David Balfour, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management; Guy Beaupré, Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Convention.

The Minister made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Gerry Byrne moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee report the following to the House:

That, given the evidence heard by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans at hearings in March, May and October 2009, and the serious concerns recently expressed by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Committee recommends that the Government of Canada not ratify the amendment to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the northwest altantic fisheries adopted by the General Council of the Northwest Fisheries Atlantic Organization (NAFO) in 2007, and that Canada notify NAFO of its objection to the amendment as per Article XXI of the Convention.

Debate arose thereon.

Randy Kamp moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “and that Canada notify NAFO of its objection to the amendment as per Article XXI of the Convention” with the words “until the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has had an additional twenty-one (21) sitting days to study the matter further and to report the results of that study to the House”.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Randy Kamp and it was agreed to.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee report the following to the House:

That, given the evidence heard by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans at hearings in March, May and October 2009, and the serious concerns recently expressed by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Committee recommends that the Government of Canada not ratify the amendment to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the northwest altantic fisheries adopted by the General Council of the Northwest Fisheries Atlantic Organization (NAFO) in 2007, until the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has had an additional twenty-one (21) sitting days to study the matter further and to report the results of that study to the House.

At 5:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Kevin Pittman
Clerk of the Committee

2009/11/04 11:27 a.m.