FOPO Committee Report
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Appendix A: List of Witnesses
The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.
Organizations and Individuals |
Date |
Meeting |
As an individual Shelley Denny |
2020/10/21 |
3 |
Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen's Association Colin Sproul, President |
2020/10/21 |
3 |
Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative Allison Bernard, Wildlife Lead Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office |
2020/10/21 |
3 |
Regroupement des pêcheurs professionnels du Sud de la Gaspésie Claire Canet, JOBEL Project Officer O'neil Cloutier, Director General |
2020/10/21 |
3 |
Assembly of First Nations Paul J. Prosper, Regional Chief Nova Scotia and Newfoundland |
2020/10/26 |
4 |
Cape Breton Fish Harvesters Association Michael Barron |
2020/10/26 |
4 |
Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government Darcy Gray |
2020/10/26 |
4 |
Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association Bobby Jenkins, President Ian MacPherson, Executive Director |
2020/10/26 |
4 |
Eastern Shore Fisherman's Protective Association Peter Connors, President |
2020/10/29 |
5 |
Maritime Fishermen's Union Martin Mallet, Executive Director Kevin Squires, President Local 6 |
2020/10/29 |
5 |
Potlotek First Nation Wilbert Marshall Justin Martin, Fishery Coordinator Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative |
2020/10/29 |
5 |
As an individual Naiomi Metallic, Assistant Professor Chancellor's Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Thierry Rodon, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, Université Laval William Craig Wicken, Professor Department of History, York University |
2020/11/02 |
6 |
As an individual Naiomi Metallic, Assistant Professor Chancellor's Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Thierry Rodon, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, Université Laval William Craig Wicken, Professor Department of History, York University |
2020/11/16 |
7 |
Eel Ground First Nation George Ginnish, Chief Executive Officer North Shore Mi’gmaq District Council |
2020/11/16 |
7 |
Lennox Island First Nation Darlene Bernard |
2020/11/16 |
7 |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Hon. Bernadette Jordan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Robert Lamirande, Senior Advisor Sylvie Lapointe, Assistant Deputy Minister Fisheries and Harbour Management Timothy Sargent, Deputy Minister Doug Wentzell, Associate Regional Director General Maritimes Region |
2020/11/18 |
8 |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Matthew Hardy, Manager Fisheries and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Gulf Region Kent Smedbol, Manager Population Ecology Division, Maritimes Region |
2020/11/23 |
9 |
Oceans North Canada Susanna Fuller |
2020/11/23 |
9 |
As an individual Alan Clarke, South West Nova Scotia Area Chief of Enforcement (Retired) Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
2020/11/25 |
10 |
Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters Richard Williams, Research Director |
2020/11/25 |
10 |
Coldwater Lobster Association Bernie Berry, President |
2020/11/25 |
10 |
As an individual Sterling Belliveau, Retired Fisherman, Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Nova Scotia Michael Dadswell, Professor of Biology (Retired) Gary Hutchins, Detachment Supervisor (Retired) Department of Fisheries and Oceans Andrew Roman, Retired Lawyer |
2020/11/30 |
11 |
Canadian Independent Fish Harvester's Federation Jim McIsaac, Vice-President Pacific Melanie Sonnenberg, President |
2020/11/30 |
11 |
Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office Eric Zscheile, Barrister and Negotiator |
2020/11/30 |
11 |
As an individual Sterling Belliveau, Retired Fisherman, Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Nova Scotia Michael Dadswell, Professor of Biology (Retired) Gary Hutchins, Detachment Supervisor (Retired) Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
2020/12/02 |
12 |
Canadian Independent Fish Harvester's Federation Melanie Sonnenberg, President |
2020/12/02 |
12 |