Robert Morrissey
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Bobby Morrissey won with 12,466 votes (51.9%)
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Inaudible—Editor You [] respond to the DFO side, then; that's fine. Go ahead.
Thank you, Chair.
Now that you've been there for a year, what would you say is the greatest challenge confronting the protection branch of DFO?
Oh, okay.
Thank you, Chair. Whoever wants to answer the question can. How much has the department grown over the years comparatively when you isolate the Canadian Coast Guard, which has been removed from the department? The overall budget would be down substantially because the Coast Guard has been transferred to DND. When you isolate it out, how has the department's budget grown over the years?
You make a valid point that everybody wants to see a uniform when they're doing things right. The opposite occurs outside of that, but it's extremely important that the men and women who serve in uniform protecting the resources of this country feel safe. They can do the job only when they feel safe. Could you expand on this a bit more, how the department is ensuring not only the people power [more]
It's $1.5 billion...?
This is all new money dedicated to the fishery, in collaboration with the provinces, in a host of areas. That's a critical piece of maintaining areas of market access, as well as research on the key fisheries. When you were in P.E.I. with me, we visited the school that trains the protection personnel within DFO. Conservation protection is the foundation of a successful fishery, regardless of [more]
Thank you, Chair. Minister, I will give you the chance to answer the questions I have. The oyster industry in P.E.I. is facing a crisis. All indications are that it will spread to neighbouring provinces. This industry will depend heavily on the Atlantic fisheries fund. That's one example of a support program going forward. I know you're working well on it. Could you comment briefly, because [more]
Thank you. I appreciate the support. On this one, science is going to be vital. There is a future. Areas have shown, outside P.E.I., that the industry can rebound and thrive, but we have to depend heavily on science to get it right. Mr. MacKinnon, can you update the committee on where the CFIA is with all the extensive tests you've been doing with regard to the ability to import oyster seed to [more]
Thank you, Mr. Chair.