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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
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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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:42:55 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the PSSI is historically funded for five years at $640 million, so that is this year's component of the total program.
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Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:43:10 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it sounds like a pile of money poured out without a plan. What evidence does the minister have that the resources and initiatives of the PSSI will increase the recovery potential for Pacific salmon stocks?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 11:43:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is absolutely our intention, and we will be collaborating with the indigenous communities, with harvesters and with others to do just that.
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