Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue No. 1 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 2, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met in camera this day at 5:21 p.m., in room 505, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Enverga, Hubley, Manning, McInnis, Munson, Raine, Stewart Olsen and Watt (8).

In attendance: Odette Madore, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business).

After debate, the Honourable Senator Enverga moved:

That the chair be authorized to seek authority from the Senate for the following order of reference:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to examine and report on issues arising from, and developments since, the tabling in July 2015 of its final report on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada;

That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on its study of aquaculture during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament be referred to the committee; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than October 31, 2017, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

After debate, the Honourable Senator Raine moved:

That the chair be authorized to seek authority from the Senate for the following order of reference:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to examine and to report on issues relating to the federal government's current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans;

That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament be referred to the committee; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2017, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 6:17 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxwell Hollins

Clerk of the committee