FOPO Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 87

Thursday, February 15, 2018, 8:47 a.m. to 10:46 a.m.

Room 410, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Scott Simms, Chair (Liberal)

Expand All Collapse All

Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Fin Donnelly

Acting Members present

• Robert Sopuck for Todd Doherty (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Daniele Lafrance, Analyst

• Thai Nguyen, Analyst

Atlantic Canada Commercial Vessel Length and Licensing Policies

Witnesses

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Jacqueline Perry, Regional Director General, Region - Newfoundland and Labrador

• Verna Docherty, Acting Manager, Licensing Policy and Operations, Region - Maritimes

• Marc LeCouffe, Director, Resource and Aboriginal Fisheries Management, Region - Gulf

• Patrick Vincent, Regional Director General, Region - Québec

• Mark Waddell, Acting Director General, Licensing and Planning

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the Committee commenced its study of the Atlantic Canada commercial vessel length and licensing policies.

Jacqueline Perry made a statement and, with Verna Docherty, Marc LeCouffe, Patrick Vincent and Mark Waddell, answered questions.

At 10:13 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:17 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee allow for a reference document submitted to the Clerk of the Committee by Dr. Larry McKinney to be fully considered and included as part of the Committee’s study on Marine Protected Areas and appear on the Committee’s website as a related document, and that evidence submitted to the Clerk of the Committee by the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association also be fully considered and included.

It was agreed, — That the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard be invited to appear in relation to the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2017-18 and the Interim Estimates 2018-19.

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Nancy Vohl

Clerk of the Committee