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House Hansard - 203

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Mrs. Caroline Desbiens (Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, BQ)
  • May/31/23 5:16:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-42 
Mr. Speaker, I commend my Conservative colleague. We sit on the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans together. We work very well together. It is a pleasure to work with him. He is thorough, skilled and always diligent. I want to take this opportunity to thank him for his work. Time is money. Everyone knows that. My colleague mentioned the time it takes to get a reaction from the government. We are studying foreign investments in fisheries, and we hear that there are even people who are asking to testify in camera, which is very troubling. I would like my colleague to talk about how effectively and quickly we need to act if we do not want to essentially lose ownership of our fishery resources.
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/31/23 5:17:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-42 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the kind mention of my work at FOPO. We have heard from witnesses. Some have asked to appear in camera, with their names not divulged, because they were afraid of repercussions. We have heard of other harvesters who are concerned, but, out of fear of repercussions, simply will not testify. It is very concerning to us as members, and to me as a parliamentarian, to hear that there are those kinds of threats and concerns being brought. Sometimes, the only way people and their families feel safe is through back doors. I think it is a bigger issue that we as parliamentarians owe a duty to Canadians to fully investigate, to fully make sure we retain beneficial ownership of Canada's resources for Canadians.
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