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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 62
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 3:30 p.m. to 5:31 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Ken McDonald, Chair (Liberal)

• Tom Kmiec for Rick Perkins (Conservative)
• Blaine Calkins for Mel Arnold (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Natacha Kramski, Analyst
As an individual
• Morley Knight, Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Retired)
Ár n-oileán Resources Ltd.
• Kendall Flood, Chief Executive Officer
Collectif Manger notre Saint-Laurent
• Mélanie Lemire, Associate Professor, Université Laval
• Colombe Saint-Pierre, Chef-Owner, Restaurant Chez Saint-Pierre
Halifax East Fisheries Association
• Christopher Jones, Director
Merinov
• Stéphanie Pieddesaux, Industrial researcher
Mi'kmaq Commercial Fisheries Inc.
• Bill Penney, Business Developer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the committee resumed its study of the ecosystem impacts and the management of pinniped populations.

Morley Knight, Mélanie Lemire, Colombe Saint-Pierre and Bill Penney made statements and answered questions.

At 4:33 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Kendall Flood, Christopher Jones and Stéphanie Pieddesaux made statements and answered questions.

At 5:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Christine Sing
Clerk of the committee