The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement about new measures to protect whales.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador – On January 18, 2018, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will make an announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
Ottawa, Ontario -- There will be a technical briefing with representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada on the Science Advisory Report entitled Advice from the assessment of the risk to Fraser River Sockeye salmon due to Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV) transfer from Atlantic salmon farms in the Discovery Islands area, British Columbia.
St. Andrews, New Brunswick – Karen Ludwig, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Hon. Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce a new initiative to encourage Canadian fisheries and aquaculture industries to implement clean technologies.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – On December 18, 2017, the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement related to the Oceans Protection Plan. The announcement will be followed by a media scrum and tour.
Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays – Central – Notre Dame, on behalf of The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce a new investment in coastal restoration for Newfoundland and Labrador under the Oceans Protection Plan.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, invited representatives from the fishing and marine transport industries, First Nations of Eastern Canada, scientists and partners to a round table to discuss North Atlantic right whales.
Victoria, B.C. – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, together with the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an important announcement related to Canada’s marine conservation targets after welcoming the C3 crew.
Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador – The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce a new investment in coastal habitat monitoring and restoration for Newfoundland and Labrador under the Oceans Protection Plan.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be delivering remarks at the Southern Resident Killer Whale Symposium to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia from October 11 to 12, 2017.