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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 30
 
Monday, March 26, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in camera at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Ryan Cleary, Patricia Davidson, Fin Donnelly, Rosane Doré Lefebvre, Bryan Hayes, Randy Kamp, Ryan Leef, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Robert Sopuck, Jonathan Tremblay and Rodney Weston.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Kristen E. Courtney, Analyst.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of closed containment salmon aquaculture.
 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

At 4:43 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:47 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

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

Fin Donnelly moved, — That, because fleet separation and owner operator policy is critical to coastal communities and protecting independent fishers in the inshore fishery, the Committee reaffirms its support for fleet separation and owner operator vessels in the inshore fishery and opposes any move to eliminate this policy.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division: YEAS: Ryan Cleary, Fin Donnelly, Rosane Doré Lefebvre, Lawrence MacAulay, Jonathan Tremblay — 5; NAYS: Mike Allen, Patricia Davidson, Bryan Hayes, Randy Kamp, Ryan Leef, Robert Sopuck — 6.

 

At 5:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:12 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Lawrence MacAulay moved, — That, because fleet separation and owner-operator policies form the backbone of the inshore and midshore fisheries on the east coast of Canada and that the removal of said policies would do irreparable damage to the fisheries along with hundreds of coastal communities, the Committee should immediately undertake a study, including travelling to hold hearings with affected stakeholders across Atlantic Canada, on what the removal of the policies would mean in economic, social, and cultural terms, along with a comparative analysis of other jurisdictions where similar policies are not in place or have been removed such as British Columbia, New Zealand, and Norway.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division: YEAS: Ryan Cleary, Fin Donnelly, Rosane Doré Lefebvre, Lawrence MacAulay, Jonathan Tremblay — 5; NAYS: Mike Allen, Patricia Davidson, Bryan Hayes, Randy Kamp, Ryan Leef, Robert Sopuck — 6.

 

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/03/27 3:54 p.m.