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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 11:43:38 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 - 50 - Mar/31/22
Mr. Mel Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap, CPC)
  • Mar/31/22 2:59:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when the government's decision put salmon farms in the Discovery Islands on notice, there was no transition plan for affected workers. Now, 15 months later, the government has spent over $20 million in PR exercises, but not a dime for worker transitions. The government's decision on the Discovery Islands deadline is three months away and there are still no transition supports for the workers who have lost or will lose their jobs. Will the government provide targeted transition resources for displaced workers?
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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Mr. Mel Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:37:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last June, the government announced the Pacific salmon strategy initiative and talked about bold, transformative action. At the same time, the fisheries minister doubled down on the government's refusal to quickly mobilize proven actions needed to restore Pacific salmon. Five months have passed and the salmon populations are still in trouble. Can the fisheries minister tell us what the five species of Pacific salmon are, and which are most at risk?
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