THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS

ORDER OF REFERENCE

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, October 4, 2022:

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to examine and report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada’s fisheries, including but not limited to:

(a) how Canada’s seal populations have been managed by the federal government thus far;

(b) the identification of the most appropriate and effective ways of managing seal populations going forward;

(c) how Canada determines research priorities and funding allocations for research related to seals, and any research and/or funding gaps; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2023, 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.

Interim Clerk of the Senate

Gérald Lafrenière

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Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, November 7, 2023:

The Honourable Senator Busson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Loffreda:

That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in relation to its study on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada’s fisheries be extended from December 31, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

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

Interim Clerk of the Senate

Gérald Lafrenière

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Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, March 19, 2024:

The Honourable Senator Busson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement:

That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in relation to its study on Canada’s seal populations be extended from March 31, 2024, to June 30, 2024; and

That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate its report relating to this study, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.

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

Interim Clerk of the Senate

Gérald Lafrenière