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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 67
 
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in a televised session at 11:04 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Robert Chisholm, Patricia Davidson, Fin Donnelly, Randy Kamp, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Robert Sopuck, Philip Toone, Jonathan Tremblay, John Weston, Rodney Weston and Stephen Woodworth.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Thai Nguyen, Analyst; Tim Williams, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. Keith Ashfield, P.C., M.P., Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

 

Witnesses: Department of Fisheries and Oceans: David Bevan, Associate Deputy Minister; Marc Grégoire, Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard; Roch Huppé, Chief Financial Officer; Matthew King, Deputy Minister; France Pégeot, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector; Kevin Stringer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science Sector; Trevor Swerdfager, Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation and Program Policy Sector.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), the Committee commenced consideration of the Supplementary Estimates (C) 2012-13: Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under FISHERIES AND OCEANS, referred to the Committee on Monday, February 25, 2013.
 
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under FISHERIES AND OCEANS, referred to the Committee on Monday, February 25, 2013.
 

The Chair called Votes 1c and 1 under FISHERIES AND OCEANS.

 

Matthew King and Roch Huppé made statements and, with Trevor Swerdfager, Marc Grégoire, Kevin Stringer and David Bevan, answered questions.

 

At 11:54 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

The Minister made a statement and, with Trevor Swerdfager, Matthew King, Kevin Stringer, David Bevan and Roch Huppé, answered questions.

 

At 1:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2013/03/15 8:51 a.m.