THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 6:30 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the deputy chair, the Honourable Baltej Dhillon, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boudreau, Cuzner, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Dhillon, Manning and Surette (6).
Participating in the meeting: Daniele Lafrance, Analyst, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, the committee continued its study of the commercial fisheries licensing regime on Canada’s Pacific Coast.
WITNESS:
As an individual:
Emily Orr, Executive Director, BC Salmon Purse Seine Association.
At 7:38 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:48 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to discuss a draft agenda (future business).
At 7:48 p.m., the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, took the chair.
It was agreed that the committee allow the audio recording and/or transcription of the in camera portion of today’s meeting, that one copy be kept with the clerk of the committee for consultation by committee members and/or their staff, and that the audio recording and/or transcript be destroyed by the clerk of the committee when authorized to do so by the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, but no later than at the end of this parliamentary session.
At 8:19 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Paige Keenan
Clerk of the Committee