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Study on Ocean Carbon Sequestration

First Report of Fisheries and Oceans Committee and Request for Government Response Adopted

April 16, 2026


Moved:

That the first report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, entitled Carbon Removal, From Air to Sea: Canada, a leader in restoring ocean ecosystems and fighting climate change, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on Thursday, February 5, 2026, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-23(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Fisheries being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the President of the Treasury Board, the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

The Hon. the Speaker [ + ]

Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?

Hon. Senators: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to and report adopted.)

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