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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 115

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 3:31 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Room 330, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Ken McDonald, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Fin Donnelly

Associate Members present

• Robert Sopuck (Conservative)

Other Members present

• Karen Ludwig (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Michael Chalupovitsch, Analyst

• Thai Nguyen, Analyst

M-154, Situation of Endangered Whales

Witnesses

Area 19 Snow Crab Fishermen's Association

• Basil MacLean, President

Canadian Ferry Association

• Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer

Lazy Bear Expeditions

• Walter Daudrich, President

Omega Pacific Hatchery Inc.

• Carol Schmitt, President

Shipping Federation of Canada

• Sonia Simard, Director, Legislative Affairs

Sport Fishing Institute of British Columbia

• Owen Bird, Executive Director

• Martin Paish, Director, Business Development

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

• Carrie Brown, Director, Environmental Programs

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 6, 2018, the Committee resumed its study on the situation of endangered whales (M-154).

Basil MacLean, Owen Bird and Martin Paish, and Carol Schmitt, by teleconference from Port Alberni, British Columbia, made statements and, with Brian Tutty, by teleconference from Port Alberni, British Columbia, answered questions.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:34 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Serge Buy, Sonia Simard, Carrie Brown, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Walter Daudrich made statements and answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Nancy Vohl

Clerk of the Committee