Kelly Tremblay, Ghislain Collin and Alain d'Entremont made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Emmanuel Sandt-Duguay, Ian MacPherson, Claire Canet and O'neil Cloutier made statements and answered questions.

Clifford Small moved, — That the committee resume debate on the motion moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, which read as follows:

That:

(a) given that fishing is Canada’s most deadly industry, with an average of 11 fish harvesters losing their lives each year compared to a nation like Iceland that lands two times more fish than Canada, with an average of one life lost per year;

(b) the committee conduct a study consisting of:

(i) one two-hour meeting with officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard,

(ii) one one-hour meeting with the Minister of Transport,

(iii) one one-hour meeting with officials from Transport Canada,

(iv) one two-hour meeting with representatives from other countries,

(v) three two-hour meetings with different stakeholders and experts;

(c) the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and

At 5:15 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:17 p.m., the meeting resumed.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Mel Arnold, Paul Connors, Serge Cormier, Chris d'Entremont, Alexis Deschênes, Aaron Gunn, Ernie Klassen, Robert J. Morrissey, Clifford Small — 9;

NAYS: — 0.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That:

(a) given that fishing is Canada’s most deadly industry, with an average of 11 fish harvesters losing their lives each year compared to a nation like Iceland that lands two times more fish than Canada, with an average of one life lost per year;

(b) the committee conduct a study consisting of:

(i) one two-hour meeting with officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard,

(ii) one one-hour meeting with the Minister of Transport,

(iii) one one-hour meeting with officials from Transport Canada,

(iv) one two-hour meeting with representatives from other countries,

(v) three two-hour meetings with different stakeholders and experts;

(c) the study concentrate on the federal competencies and exclude provincial competencies;

(d) the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:36 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:43 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Aaron Gunn moved, — That the committee resume debate on the motion moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, which read as follows:

That:

(a) the committee recognizes that,

(i) the Government of Canada announced the implementation of a ban on open net-pen salmon aquaculture in coastal British Columbia by June 30, 2029,

(ii) the Government of Canada released the draft Salmon Aquaculture Transition Plan for British Columbia,

(iii) there are reasonable concerns over this policy’s implications on the coastal British Columbian economy, Indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, and food security;

(b) pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study consisting of:

(i) one two-hour meeting divided equally between the honourable ministers in the following format:

A. one hour allocated to the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries,

B. one hour allocated to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry,

(ii) one two-hour meeting with relevant officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,

(iii) three two-hour meetings with individuals whose livelihoods are based on open net-pen salmon aquaculture, harvesters with generational employment in this industry, and aquaculture industry experts;

(c) the committee understands the government’s economic transition plan away from open net-pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia by:

(i) studying the potential risks to and impacts on the coastal British Columbian economy, including but not limited to increased unemployment, First Nations’ livelihood and prosperity, and food security,

(ii) reviewing the science and data used to justify the government’s policies on open net-pen salmon aquaculture,

(iii) inquiring about the kind of transition Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada foresees for the coastal British Columbian salmon fishing industry;

(d) the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and

(e) pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request the government to table a comprehensive response to its report.

and of the amendment moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, which read as follows:

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Mel Arnold, Paul Connors, Serge Cormier, Chris d'Entremont, Alexis Deschênes, Aaron Gunn, Ernie Klassen, Robert J. Morrissey, Clifford Small — 9;

NAYS: — 0.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, and of the amendment moved on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion as amended.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That:

(a) the committee recognizes that,

(i) the Government of Canada announced the implementation of a ban on open net-pen salmon aquaculture in coastal British Columbia by June 30, 2029,

(ii) the Government of Canada released the draft Salmon Aquaculture Transition Plan for British Columbia,

(iii) there are reasonable concerns over this policy’s implications on the coastal British Columbian economy, Indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, and food security;

(b) pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study consisting of:

(i) one two-hour meeting divided equally between the honourable ministers in the following format:

A. one hour allocated to the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries,

B. one hour allocated to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry,

(ii) one two-hour meeting with relevant officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,

(iii) two two-hour meetings with individuals whose livelihoods are based on open net-pen salmon aquaculture, harvesters with generational employment in this industry, and aquaculture industry experts;

(c) the committee understands the government’s economic transition plan away from open net-pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia by:

(i) studying the potential risks to and impacts on the coastal British Columbian economy, including but not limited to increased unemployment, First Nations’ livelihood and prosperity, and food security,

(ii) reviewing the science and data used to justify the government’s policies on open net-pen salmon aquaculture,

(iii) inquiring about the kind of transition Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada foresees for the coastal British Columbian salmon fishing industry;

(d) the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $22,750, for the study of the attribution of redfish quotas and exploratory lobster fishing licenses, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the draft report be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Acting together to address derelict and abandoned vessels in Canada".

It was agreed, — That the Chair, clerk and analysts be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

It was agreed, — That dissenting or supplementary opinions be in Calibri 12-point font, left aligned, line spacing of 1.5, and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the clerk of the committee, not later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025.