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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle for introducing this bill to make the justice system more sensitive, responsive and safe for women and children. I spoke to a constituent just last week about her experience in the court system and the many ways in which she and her children did not feel safe. I am wondering if the member could share with constituents in my riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith, and the constituent I spoke with, what would be the first, most important piece to help increase safety for women and children as a result of this bill passing. I would also like to express my full support for this bill.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • May/30/22 12:23:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Madam Speaker, when the Conservatives were in government, a majority government at that, they used time allocation over 100 times. Here we are now, and we are seeing the Conservatives using obstructionist tactics over and over again. Could the member share why this bill is important? Could he also share why it is important that we make a decision that Canadians need to be made and why these obstructionist tactics are in the way of Canadians being served?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • May/30/22 8:58:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I cannot help but feel deeply concerned about the lack of vision and new commitments in this year's budget to protect the marine ecosystems and to support communities that rely on our fishing industry. We need real leadership and bold action, and I cannot see that in this year's budget. I would like to use my time today to ask the minister questions. Wild Pacific salmon are a fundamental part of our ecosystems on the west coast. Wild salmon populations have declined by 70% over the last century in B.C. Successive Liberal and Conservative governments have failed this vital species. It has been over a year since the government announced its Pacific salmon strategy initiative. Beyond long-term fishing closures, the government has been silent about how it is helping the salmon populations. Wild Pacific salmon are facing a crisis. Can the minister confirm how much of the $35 million budgeted last year for the PSSI was spent?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 8:59:50 p.m.
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Madam Chair, why should Canadians be confident that this funding will be spent if fundamental parts of the program still have not been established after an entire year of this program being implemented?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:00:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, could the minister confirm how many projects have been initiated under the conservation and stewardship pillar of the PSSI since it was launched last year?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:00:51 p.m.
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Madam Chair, could the minister please clarify how many projects have been initiated under the salmon enhancement pillar of the PSSI since it launched over a year ago?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:01:21 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it will achieve its goals through collaboration across government, partners, stakeholders and interested parties. Dr. Brian Riddell of the Pacific Salmon Foundation said he has not been able to participate in any consultations around the PSSI. Ms. Charlotte Whitney from the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance indicated that the department has provided no information about how the program would be implemented alongside first nations research and traditional knowledge. When will Canadians see any forward movement from this program if DFO is not ready to consult with key scientific institutions such as the Pacific Salmon Foundation?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:02:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister agree that the department is doing enough to consult with first nations when DFO still has not shared with indigenous communities where their knowledge and expertise will fit within the PSSI?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:03:08 p.m.
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Madam Chair, based on the lack of real action to implement the PSSI, will this be another lost year for wild Pacific salmon and habitat restoration efforts?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:03:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, there are many factors contributing to the decline of wild salmon, but it is indisputable that open-net salmon farming is having a detrimental impact on our wild salmon. The government has promised to take action in its past three mandate letters. Why are we not seeing real funding being committed in this year's budget?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:04:16 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister agree that the fact that DFO is still reviewing applications for expansion to aquaculture facilities raises serious doubts about the government's commitment to remove open-net fish farms from B.C. waters?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:04:45 p.m.
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Madam Chair, across B.C. fish farm licences are up for renewal at the end of June. Will the minister's decision on these licences coincide with a clear plan about how the government will meet the promises of removing these facilities from B.C.'s waters by 2025?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:05:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the government committed to having meaningful transition supports available to indigenous and rural workers who will be impacted by the removal of fish farms from B.C.'s waters?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:05:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am hearing from first nations that are worried about this transition taking place without a robust consultation and the resources they need to support their communities. Can the minister point to concrete steps that the government has taken to fund a just transition for these communities, and if there are none, when will we see them?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:06:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, last year's Oceana Fishery Audit highlighted that one-third of all of Canada's fish stocks remained uncertain due to insufficient data. When will DFO ensure that all of Canada's stocks have sufficient assessments completed?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:06:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the government has recognized that plastics pose a significant threat to our oceans, as mentioned in the minister's intervention. Can the minister commit that polystyrene products will be included as pollutants in the oceans protection plan?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:07:34 p.m.
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Madam Chair, in the wake of the MV Zim Kingston cargo spill last year, we heard countless stories of the government failing to collaborate with indigenous communities and local experts. Can the government commit that the expanded oceans protection plan will include an integrated and timely response that works in collaboration with these groups?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:08:07 p.m.
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Madam Chair, owner-operator licencing in the Atlantic means independent harvesters and communities benefit from our fishing industry. However, corporate concentration of processing facilities threatens their ability to get a reasonable price for their catch. How is the minister working to ensure this budget supports independent harvesters and the communities that rely on them?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:08:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, fish harvesters on the west coast have felt the negative impacts of corporate ownership and anonymous licence holders without a strong owner-operator licencing model. When will the government ensure that our west coast has a beneficial licence model?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron
  • May/30/22 9:09:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, last year's flooding in the lower Fraser, and in British Columbia as a whole, could have devastating impacts on already threatened salmon species. When the PSSI's senior director Sarah Murdoch testified to the fisheries and oceans committee, she said that DFO was not looking to reallocate resources from the PSSI to help with salmon habitat restoration in the wake of last year's flooding. Does the minister agree that this emergency event is worth allocating funding towards?
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