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Member of Parliament

Mel Arnold

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • North Okanagan—Shuswap
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 69%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $117,514.07

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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:45:09 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, who is the final decision-maker as to what science DFO will undertake?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:44:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, why is there such inequity between the amount of funding for the Great Lakes region and western Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:44:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what percentage of funding for prevention of AIS is allocated to waters west of the Great Lakes?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:44:12 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, for the current fiscal year, what is DFO's budget for aquatic invasive species prevention activities?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:43:38 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is 300 jobs but no evidence that there is going to be any improvement for Pacific salmon stocks. If the minister is unable to provide evidence of increased potential of recovery, how did she arrive at the figure of $647 million?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:43:10 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it sounds like a pile of money poured out without a plan. What evidence does the minister have that the resources and initiatives of the PSSI will increase the recovery potential for Pacific salmon stocks?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:42:41 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how did the minister's department arrive at the figures of $647 million, plus $98.9 million for amortization, for the PSSI?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:42:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 300 people are to be employed through this program, but there are no clear answers here yet on what is going to be completed this year. What PSSI funding is allocated to drive improved fisheries harvests?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:50 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what conservation hatchery programs will be funded by PSSI resources this fiscal year?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what habitat restoration projects will be completed with PSSI resources this fiscal year?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:41:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, when PSSI is fully established, how many DFO employees in total will be positioned and paid through PSSI?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:44 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how many full-time and part-time DFO employees are currently paid with PSSI funds?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, to date, what amount of PSSI funding has been spent?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:40:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, to date, how much of the funding announced for the Pacific strategic salmon initiative, the PSSI, has been allocated?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:39:20 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, on March 2 of this year, I provided the minister with a letter requesting that she and her officials review an attached proposal from the Adams Lake Indian Band and connect with program representatives to identify funding opportunities for a time-critical sockeye hatchery supplementation program in North Okanagan—Shuswap. Has the minister or her department connected with the Adams Lake Indian Band, and have resources been identified for this time-critical program?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:39:00 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, during the development of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year, did the minister reduce draft estimates from one DFO branch in order to meet resource requirements from another branch of DFO?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:38:45 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, has the minister reduced or increased the ministry's budget estimates under the direction of the PMO or cabinet?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:38:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how much of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year is determined by cabinet?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:37:52 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the minister does not sign off on the budget for her own department? That is shocking. How much of DFO's budget for the current fiscal year is determined by cabinet?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Mel Arnold
  • May/30/22 11:37:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister sign off on DFO's proposed annual budget and estimates before they are tabled in the House?
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