Marilène Gill

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have a question about exploratory fishing licences for lobster. Obviously, companies have to bear the costs of this fishery in accordance with the latest licenses issued in Quebec. The fact is many fishermen end up in a zone without any lobsters, so they catch almost nothing. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is aware of the situation, but refuses to [more]

Madam Minister, it's not by cutting funding for this program that we'll have more information, quite the opposite. You talked about consultation. I consulted with people, and no, they weren’t informed. There were no consultations and no information was provided. They got a letter, and it took them completely by surprise. I’m also surprised. You tell people they can rest assured, but I'm not [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not used to the way this committee works, so I was a bit surprised. Nevertheless, I'm very glad to have another turn, since I had four other questions I wouldn't have been able to ask on another topic. Alexis Deschênes First, I want to talk about the Quebec fisheries fund. Obviously, my colleaguethanked the minister for renewing the fund. However, we still have [more]

Does that mean cutting scientists is a way to improve things? You say you’re improving and modernizing your operations. Is cutting jobs a way to modernize and improve things?

Although budgets will change and staff will be cut, you say you remain just as committed to science and that it’s important to you. Is this the first round of cuts? Are there cuts being made in institutes similar to the Maurice Lamontagne Institute, whether in the Pacific or Atlantic region?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I too would like to thank the minister, the deputy minister, the senior assistant deputy minister and the chief financial officer for joining us. I have several questions to ask, of course. Ten minutes go by very quickly, so I'll ask my questions quickly and would like quick answers. We can follow up in writing, if necessary. You talked about the issues of innovation, [more]

minister Actually, my question is just about human resources, since 20 jobs have been cut. I don't want the same answers thegave us regarding investments in science. You said human resources needed to be reassigned. Does that mean those who have lost their jobs are being assigned to other positions? That is what “reassigned” means. Have these people been reassigned elsewhere? I don't know, you [more]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have one more question. I don’t think you’ll have enough time to answer it, so you can submit the rest of your answer on the Maurice Lamontagne Institute to the committee in writing. We know the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' regional offices are already understaffed. As a result, they're not as functional as they could be. Staff are also unable to move up [more]

There's no data, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is aware of that, and there will never be any data. We already know that, and yet, we keep asking fishermen to collect data. Something needs to change. That’s really the point here. We can monitor the situation for 30 years, there's still no lobsters. The lobster population might increase, but right now, there are no lobsters, so it’s [more]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank all the witnesses for joining us. minister Thesaid earlier there were no cuts at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute, no cuts to the science sector, but we know things are quite tense at the institute. It's been all over the media, particularly the regional media. We know jobs have already been cut. Could you tell us as specifically as possible [more]

Would it be possible to get the details in writing—