Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue No. 18 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 8, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 8, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 8:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Christmas, Enverga, Forest, Gold, McInnis, Plett, Raine and Watt (8).

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

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

The clerk informed the committee of the unavoidable absences of the chair and deputy chair and presided over the election of an acting chair.

The Honourable Senator Enverga moved:

That the Honourable Senator McInnis be the acting chair.

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

The Honourable Senator McInnis took the chair.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, the committee continued its examination of Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 10.)

WITNESSES:

Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Basile van Havre, Director General, Domestic and International Biodiversity Policy, Canadian Wildlife Service.

Department of Justice:

Joanne Klineberg, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Adam Burns, A/Director General, Fisheries Resource Management.

The acting chair made a statement.

Mr. van Havre, Ms. Klineberg and Mr. Burns answered questions.

At 9:43 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille LaForge

Acting Clerk of the Committee