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Fisheries committee I think one of the key issues we're dealing with right now is that we've been told by DFO that no new access would be created, which would typically be by more new licences being generated or by some other method. That's an issue. I'm not so sure “negotiation” is the right word.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee Again, to go back to the discussion around the potential impact on the resource, I think a good way to look at it is to look at the cumulative effects or potential impacts on the resource. We need to look at it through that lens and have all harvesters involved with that kind of dialogue.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee Here I will allude to the recent Macdonald-Laurier Institute report that profiled some of the first nations communities that were fishing their licences. The proceeds from those licences were going back into the community and there were some real success stories. To me, there are some statistical and documentable cases of communities benefiting if they are fishing their own licences.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee One of the ideas that's been put out there for some time now is that there would be a liaison between non-aboriginal fishing organizations and the negotiation table dealing with these kinds of issues and making our concerns known. It would obviously have to be a person of trust.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee I just wanted to add—
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee We were a late addition today, so you didn't get our document. The 10 points that we've outlined were meant to get a dialogue going, but we're not a part of the dialogue now.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee Certainly, any consultation with the PEIFA has been at a high level. We've been working with a number of other groups to get these ideas out on the table in discussions. Certainly, a number of groups, including the PEIFA, have been frustrated that we haven't had direct input into some of these ongoing situations.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee We've been on some calls. We've also submitted documents, but we haven't had any formal responses to any of those—much the same as the list I gave, Mr. Arnold.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee In our local situation, the chiefs have agreed to go back to their members to discuss what they feel a “moderate livelihood” definition would look like or a “fishery” would look like. We'll be reconvening, so we see that as a positive step. Certainly the resource is so important to everyone that we need to have a three-party dialogue.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee Mr. Chair, did you get our document today? We were kind of a late addition....
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Fisheries committee Okay. That's too bad. Anyhow, to be respectful of the time, I'll summarize that document. There were three or four key points that we wanted to make. In the 1970s some detailed data collection started. We have now over 50 years of data on the stocks and how the resource is performing.
October 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Finance committee I'm not pointing fingers at anyone, but I think we're in a classic situation where more doesn't always necessarily mean better. We've become so export-focused on our seafood that I think we need to walk it back and make sure that the return to the harvesters, which is the start of the whole supply chain, is adequate.
May 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Finance committee Yes, I want to make a quick comment. We need to remember that although lobster, for example, is viewed as a luxury product, it's a great protein. I think there are some awesome marketing opportunities for that. Maybe we'll have to change our market focus a little bit, but I think a focus on Canada is well warranted and will help us immensely.
May 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Finance committee Yes, we've had some, but again no specifics, and we're anxiously waiting for something.
May 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson
Finance committee No, we were not.
May 7th, 2020Committee meeting
Ian MacPherson