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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 12
 
Monday, March 30, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met at 9:15 a.m. this day, in the Paul Bourque Room, Château Madelinot, Cap-aux-Meules, Québec, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Scott Andrews, Raynald Blais, Hon. Gerry Byrne, Blaine Calkins, Randy Kamp, Yvon Lévesque, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Peter Stoffer and Rodney Weston.

 

Associate Members present: Greg Kerr.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: François Côté, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Association des pêcheurs propriétaires des Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Mario Déraspe, President; Léonard Poirier, Director General. Association of Inshore Fishermen of the Magdalen Islands: Christopher Clark. Cap sur Mer: Jacques Chevarie, Director General; Marc Gallant, Chief Financial Officer. Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Joël Arseneau, Mayor. Centre local de développement des Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Gabrielle Landry, Project Manager, Consolidating fishery resources exploitation in the Magdalen Islands.

 

The Committee observed a minute of silence in memory of Bruno Bourque, Carl Aucoin, Gilles Leblanc and Marc-André Déraspe, seal hunters from Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of the Atlantic lobster fishery.
 

Léonard Poirier made a statement and, with Mario Déraspe and Christopher Clark, answered questions.

 

At 10:41 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:50 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Jacques Chevarie and Marc Gallant made statements and answered questions.

 

At 11:22 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:34 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Joël Arseneau and Garbrielle Landry made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:07 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julia Lockhart
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2009/04/22 11:32 a.m.