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House Hansard - 41

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Mar/4/22 11:36:47 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, windmills and fairy tales have not gotten Germany and other countries off of Russian oil. The government is doing nothing. Russia sits on the executive of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, which governs what we can catch internationally, including in the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland. It is a multilateral forum that we all abide by. Yesterday at the fisheries committee, my motion to have Russia removed from that executive was unanimously approved. Since Russia no longer abides by the international rules of order, will the government lead the charge to expel Russia from the executive of NAFO?
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Mar/4/22 11:54:41 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question and will take her comments into consideration. We use the best scientific data available, in consultation with the industry, to determine the opening dates for all of our fishing seasons. I know how important the fisheries are to our coastal communities, and I will work with the fishers to ensure they can remain economically sustainable in the long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Mr. Rick Perkins
  • Mar/4/22 12:11:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a point of order arising out of question period. The Minister of Fisheries said that the Russian Federation is no longer the chair of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Its website still lists it as the chair and it is still listed on the commission.
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-258, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture). She said: Mr. Speaker, British Columbians understand that wild Pacific salmon are facing an emergency, one that threatens first nations, coastal communities, commercial fishers, recreational anglers and the entire ecosystem that relies on wild salmon. I am bringing forward this bill to ensure that Canada is protecting wild Pacific salmon and creating a real plan to move away from harmful open-net pen fish farming. This bill calls upon the minister as well to develop a transition plan, a plan that recognizes that workers cannot be left behind during the transition to a more sustainable economy. I am proud to follow in the footsteps of members of this House, including the member for Courtenay—Alberni and the former member for Port Moody—Coquitlam, Fin Donnelly, who have previously championed this legislation. With the support of all members of this House, we can protect wild Pacific salmon and become leaders in closed containment aquaculture.
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