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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Fisheries and Oceans

Second Session Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007

Chair: The Honourable BILL ROMPKEY, P.C.

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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007 (in camera)
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Issue No. 1

Organization meeting, future business of the committee

and

First and second meetings on:

Issues relating to the federal government's current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans

INCLUDING:
THE FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Expenses of the committee incurred during the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• First Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 15, 2007 (42K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 6, 2007 (63K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 11, 2007 (126K)

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WITNESSES:

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

David Bevan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management;

Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science;

Savithri Narayanan, Dominion Hydrographer, Director General, Ocean Sciences — Canada Hydrographic Service;

Sylvain Paradis, Director General, Ecosystem Science.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

As Individuals:

Bob Applebaum;

Scott Parsons;

Earl Wiseman.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

David Bevan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management;

Sylvie Lapointe, Head, International Relations.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bill Rompkey, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Ethel Cochrane, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Campbell, Comeau, Cowan, Gill, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), Hubley, Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Meighen, Robichaud, P.C., Watt

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Watt (November 26, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Watt substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (November 29, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (December 5, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (December 6, 2007).

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