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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 11:39:15 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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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:40:18 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I can get us the exact number, but it is approximately $165 million.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, to date, what amount of PSSI funding has been spent?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:40:34 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I do not have that information.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:44 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how many full-time and part-time DFO employees are currently paid with PSSI funds?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:40:52 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank the member for raising PSSI, because it is an absolutely historic initiative that reflects the importance we place on the recovery—
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The Chair
  • May/30/22 11:41:02 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, when PSSI is fully established, how many DFO employees in total will be positioned and paid through PSSI?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:41:16 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 300 employees will be paid for through this program.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what habitat restoration projects will be completed with PSSI resources this fiscal year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:41:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we have renewed the BCSRIF program. That is an ongoing set of funding to do restoration.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:50 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what conservation hatchery programs will be funded by PSSI resources this fiscal year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:41:58 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is still under development, but I am pleased that the enhancements in the hatcheries and community hatcheries are a core of the pillars of the program.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:42:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 300 people are to be employed through this program, but there are no clear answers here yet on what is going to be completed this year. What PSSI funding is allocated to drive improved fisheries harvests?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:42:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I do want to point out that the estimates process is Parliament's ability to provide approval to the proposed budget for this year, and—
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The Chair
  • May/30/22 11:42:38 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:42:41 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how did the minister's department arrive at the figures of $647 million, plus $98.9 million for amortization, for the PSSI?
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