FOPO Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
Tore Haug, Daniel Lane and Carl Walters made statements and answered questions.
At 12:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Jennifer Buie made a statement and, with Andrew Thomson, Cédric Arseneau and Simon Nadeau, answered questions.
Mel Arnold moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of one two-hour meeting to examine how the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), within its role as the machinery of government agent for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), allocates resources to the GLFC in execution of Canada's commitments under the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries, and the working relationship between the DFO and the GLFC in delivery of the convention’s five major charges for the commission; that the committee call senior officials from the DFO and the GLFC to appear as witnesses concurrently; that the committee present its conclusions and recommendations in a report to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
Debate arose thereon.
Ken Hardie moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “one two-hour meeting” with the words “a minimum of three two-hour meetings” and by replacing the word “concurrently” with the word “separately”.
Debate arose thereon.
Mel Arnold moved, — That the amendment be amended by replacing the words “a minimum of three two-hour meetings” with the words “two two-hour meetings” and by replacing the word “separately” with the word “concurrently”.
Debate arose thereon.
By unanimous consent, the subamendment was withdrawn.
By unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.
Mel Arnold moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “one two-hour meeting” with the words “two two-hour meetings” and by deleting the word "concurrently".
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Mel Arnold and it was agreed to.
After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.
The motion, as amended, read as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of two two-hour meetings to examine how the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), within its role as the machinery of government agent for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), allocates resources to the GLFC in execution of Canada's commitments under the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries, and the working relationship between the DFO and the GLFC in delivery of the convention’s five major charges for the commission; that the committee call senior officials from the DFO and the GLFC to appear as witnesses; that the committee present its conclusions and recommendations in a report to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 12:38 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the committee continue to sit.
At 1:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.