Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 27, 2012

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 5:40 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cochrane, Demers, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Hubley, MacDonald, Manning, Patterson, Poy and Raine (10).

In attendance: François Côté, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, October 20, 2011, the committee continued its study on the management of the grey seal population off Canada's East Coast. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESS:

Pacific Balance Consulting Inc.:

Chief Roy S. Jones, Jr., President.

Chief Jones, Jr. made a statement and answered questions.

At 7 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the committee