Skip to main content

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

Meeting No. 47

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in camera at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Chair, Wayne Easter, presiding.

Member(s) of the Committee present: Andy Burton, John Cummins, Rodger Cuzner, Wayne Easter, Loyola Hearn, Bill Matthews, Jean-Yves Roy, Paul Steckle, Tom Wappel.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Alan Nixon, Research Officer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee began consideration of draft correspondence concerning the September 17th, 1999 Supreme Court decision on R. v. Marshall on the Management of Fisheries in the Atlantic Region.

It was agreed, – That the Chair forward the letter on the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy as amended.

At 9:45 a.m., the Committee met in open session.

The Committee proceeded to consider matters related to Committee business.

On motion of Bill Matthews, it was agreed, – That the Committee’s motion of April 9, 2002 relating to travel in British Columbia on the Committee’s studies on the management of the Fraser River salmon fishery and aquaculture be amended by striking the words “20 to 26 April 2002” and substituting therefore “May 6-10, 2002”.

On motion of John Cummins, it was agreed, – That the Committee invite the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to appear on or before May 2, 2002, to review the Main Estimates of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

At 10:09 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 

Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin

Clerk of the Committee