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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 27
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 4:01 p.m. to 6:01 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Patrick Weiler, Chair (Liberal)

• Gabriel Hardy for Mike Dawson (Conservative)
• Mario Simard for Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Natacha Kramski, Analyst
• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst
As an individual
• Trevor Barlow, Fisherman
• Lucas DesRoches, Commercial Mackerel Fisherman
• Dominique Robert, Professor, Université du Québec à Rimouski
Prince County Fishermen's Association
• Mark Arsenault, President
• Nigel Buote, Vice-President
Regroupement des pêcheurs pélagiques professionnels du sud de la Gaspésie
• Ghislain Collin, President
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, February 9, 2026, the committee resumed its study on Atlantic mackerel and Atlantic herring fisheries.

Lucas DesRoches, Dominique Robert and Mark Arsenault made statements and answered questions.

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

At 5:11 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Trevor Barlow and Ghislain Collin made statements and answered questions.

At 6:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Maxime Ricard
Clerk of the committee