Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue No. 24 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 1, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 1, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 8:33 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Christmas, Gold, Hartling, MacDonald, Manning, McInnis, Poirier, Raine and Ringuette (9).

In attendance: Odette Madore, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Chantal Cardinal, Committee Clerk, Committees Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 23, 2017, the committee continued its examination of Bill S-238, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins.) (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 23.)

WITNESSES:

Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Sheldon Jordan, Director General, Wildlife Enforcement Directorate;

Carolina Caceres, Manager, CITES.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Brian Lester, Assistant Director, Integrated Resource Management;

Nadia Bouffard, Director General, External Relations.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Bouffard, Mr. Lester, Ms. Caceres and Mr. Jordan answered questions.

At 9:31 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:35 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee proceeded in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 10 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds
Clerk of the Committee