Q-1196 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the issuance of new exploratory lobster fishing licences by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in area 19, located between Cap-des-Rosiers and Cacouna, Quebec, and suggestions that the sector would benefit from permission to use the Maurice Lamontagne Institute wharf: (a) what are the specifications of the Maurice Lamontagne Institute wharf; (b) what are the technical details regarding the wharf’s capacity; (c) what are the details of the most recent technical inspections carried out on this wharf; (d) what are the reasons for Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s refusal to permit commercial fishers to use this wharf; and (e) what modifications would need to be made if commercial fishers were permitted to use this wharf, and what would be the associated costs of such work, if any?