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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Fisheries and Oceans

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable BILL ROMPKEY, P.C.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Issue No. 12

Nineteenth and twentieth meetings on:
The study on issues relating to the federal government's current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans
TOPICS: Matters related to the Canadian Coast Guard in the Western Arctic and Proposed Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 27, 2009 (63K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 29, 2009 (86K)

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WITNESSES

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

National Defence:

Commodore J.E.T.P. Ellis, Director General, Maritime Force Development;

Captain (Navy) E.G. Bramwell, Project Manager, Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization:

Earle McCurdy, Commissioner;

Raymond Andrews, Commissioner.

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Newfoundland and Labrador:

The Honourable Thomas J. Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture;

Tom Dooley, Director, Sustainable Fisheries and Oceans Policy.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bill Rompkey, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Ethel M. Cochrane, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Cowan, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dallaire, Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), MacDonald, Manning, Patterson, Poy, Raine, 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 Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (October 28, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (October 23, 2009).

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