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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
The Chair
  • May/30/22 10:29:00 p.m.
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Let us all take a deep breath, everybody. The hon. member for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:29:00 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, could the hon. minister tell us how her background in planting trees prepared her to be the Minister of Fisheries?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:29:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I am happy to say I spent countless hours and days out in the wind and weather, often on the coast, doing hard work with my hands, so I have a real appreciation for what fish harvesters do.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:29:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is wonderful. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the northern cod moratorium in Atlantic Canada. Why was the annual northern cod survey not completed this year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:29:42 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, COVID has interfered with some of the activities of this ministry.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:29:49 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister consider it important to know what is happening with the cod biomass?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:29:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, every fishery is important to me, especially ones that are as challenged as the cod.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:30:05 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, could the minister please explain why the cod survey was not completed this year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:30:15 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I answered that question already.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:30:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I have information that says that the vessel was not operating, and that is why that survey was not completed. Could the minister please confirm if there was a vessel available to complete that survey?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:30:38 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there are many shortages in supply chains and workforces to keep equipment going due to COVID. This was a COVID shutdown.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:30:52 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is not an answer. Why was the capelin stock assessment not completed this year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:31:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it was not completed for the same reason.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:31:09 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I guess DFO could not charter a private vessel to go out and do the trial surveys for capelin and cod. What science was the minister referring to today when she was referencing capelin in question period?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:31:35 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I was referencing the fact that the science of the assessment of the capelin fishery is under way and the decision will be taken soon.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:31:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, if we did not have a vessel on the ocean in the past year doing the capelin survey, where did the science come from?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:31:59 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it comes from other fishing data.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:32:05 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the minister has a responsibility to harvesters. Capelin will show up any day in 4R. When will they see a management plan?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:32:16 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the fisheries management plan will be announced when it is completed. We appreciate the fishermen who have contributed data to our—
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The Chair
  • May/30/22 10:32:27 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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