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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 78

Thursday, November 23, 2017, 8:47 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Room 410, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Scott Simms, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Mel Arnold

NDP

Fin Donnelly

Acting Members present

• Blaine Calkins for Larry Miller (Conservative)

• Ted Falk for Todd Doherty (Conservative)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Julie Geoffrion, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Daniele Lafrance, Analyst

• Thai Nguyen, Analyst

Bill C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act

Witnesses

Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

• Tom Smith, Executive Director

Fundy North Fishermen's Association

• Maria Recchia, Executive Director

• Lois Mitchell, Designated Board Representative

West Coast Environmental Law Association

• Linda Nowlan, Staff Counsel

International Union for Conservation of Nature

• Stephen Woodley, Vice-Chair of Science and Biodiversity, World Commission on Protected Areas

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act.

Maria Recchia and Lois Mitchell, by videoconference from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and Tom Smith made statements and answered questions.

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Linda Nowlan, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Stephen Woodley made statements and answered questions.

At 10:50 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Nancy Vohl

Clerk of the Committee