POFO - Standing Committee

Fisheries and Oceans

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44-1 44th Parliament, 1st Session (November 22, 2021 - January 6, 2025)
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Meeting Detail
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
12:50 p.m.
local time
Location: Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland Salon A, 115 Cavendish Square, St. John's NL
Clerk: Sara Gajic (343) 550-0954
Examine and report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada's fisheries
Witnesses
  • Jenny Brake, Western Vice Chief (Qalipu First Nation)
  • Doug Chiasson, Executive Director (Fur Institute of Canada)
  • Dion Dakins, Chief Executive Officer (Carino Processing Ltd.)
  • Darren Halloran, Store Owner (Always in Vogue)
  • Rowena House, Executive Director (Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador)
  • Morley Knight, Fisheries Consultant and Former Assistant Deputy Minister of Fisheries Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (As an Individual)
  • Bill Penney, Business Development Seal Products, Mi’kmaq Commercial Fisheries (Waspu Oil)
  • Sherry Turnbull, Owner (Sherry's Seal Skin Arts)
  • Bruno Vinhas, Events and Outreach Director (Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Meeting with interpretation and transcription