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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 2
Thursday, October 21, 1999
The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Wayne Easter, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Sarkis Assadourian, Yvan Bernier, John Cummins, Claude Drouin, John Duncan, Wayne Easter, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Bill Matthews, Carmen Provenzano, Lou Sekora, Peter Stoffer.
Acting Member(s) present: Mike Scott for Bill Gilmour; Mark Muise for Charlie Power.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Alan Nixon.
Appearing: From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada: The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal, Minister.
Witness(es): From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Wayne Wouters, Deputy Minister; Patrick Chamut, Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries Management.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), briefing on the implications of the September 17th, 1999 Supreme Court decision on R v. Marshall on the Management of fisheries in the Atlantic Region.
The Minister made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 10:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
William Farrell
Clerk(s) of the Committee