Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Fisheries and Oceans
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable FABIAN MANNING
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Issue No. 16
Eleventh and twelfth meetings:
Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Marineland:
John Holer, President and Owner (by video conference);
Andrew Burns, Legal Counsel to Marineland, Hunt Partners LLP, Barristers & Solicitors.
Niagara Falls Tourism:
Wayne Thomson, Chairman (by video conference).
Thursday, May 18, 2017
As an individual:
Alan Latourelle, Former Chief Executive Officer, Parks Canada.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Fabian Manning, Chair
The Honourable Elizabeth Hubley, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Christmas, Dawson, Enverga, Forest, Gold, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Hartling, McCoy, McInnis, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Sinclair, *Smith (or Martin), Watt
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (May 18, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (May 16, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Christmas replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (May 15, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Poirier replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (May 12, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (May 11, 2017).