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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:35:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what I would say is that it is a difficult situation for anyone who loses a job or a business, and I have a great deal of empathy. I would like to point out that there are more jobs than before the COVID pandemic and that our unemployment rate is at a historic low.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:36:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what level of importance does the minister place on the work of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:36:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it is very important work.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:36:29 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, earlier the minister stated that the government is studying potential steps to establish a beneficial owner licensing policy on the west coast. Has the minister read the fisheries committee report that examined problems in the DFO licensing and quota regimes on the west coast?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:36:48 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I think there may be a misunderstanding as to what I said. It was that the DFO is conducting a study of beneficial ownership, and yes, I have reviewed the report.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:37:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, this report was titled “West Coast Fisheries: Sharing Risk and Benefits”, and it provided the government with 20 recommendations. Has the minister included the committee's recommendations in the government's development of a beneficial owner licensing policy for the west coast?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:37:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we are certainly reviewing the recommendations and taking them into consideration.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:37:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister sign off on DFO's proposed annual budget and estimates before they are tabled in the House?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:37:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is not part of what I do.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:37:52 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the minister does not sign off on the budget for her own department? That is shocking. How much of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year is determined by cabinet?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:38:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I just want to go back over the previous question. I recommend the budget to the House. I do not sign off on the budget.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:38:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how much of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year is determined by cabinet?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:38:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it is decided by the House.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:38:45 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, has the minister reduced or increased the ministry's budget estimates under the direction of the PMO or cabinet?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:38:56 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, no, I have not.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:39:00 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, during the development of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year, did the minister reduce draft estimates from one DFO branch in order to meet resource requirements from another branch of DFO?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:39:15 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, no.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:39:20 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, on March 2 of this year, I provided the minister with a letter requesting that she and her officials review an attached proposal from the Adams Lake Indian Band and connect with program representatives to identify funding opportunities for a time-critical sockeye hatchery supplementation program in North Okanagan—Shuswap. Has the minister or her department connected with the Adams Lake Indian Band, and have resources been identified for this time-critical program?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:39:50 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we are assessing this proposal. We are always interested in ideas that are brought forward by our indigenous nations and we take them seriously.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, to date, how much of the funding announced for the Pacific strategic salmon initiative, the PSSI, has been allocated?
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