Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada.[1][2]

Mandate

The committee studies, reviews, and makes recommendations on all matters related to Canadian fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard.[3] FOPO conducts pre-budget consultations, briefing sessions by departmental officials on federal government programs, and consideration of proposed federal legislation, among others.[4][5]

Membership

As of the 45th Canadian Parliament:

Party Member Riding
  Liberal Patrick Weiler, chair West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC
  Conservative Mel Arnold, vice chair Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, BC
  Bloc Québécois Alexis Deschênes, vice chair Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, QC
  Liberal Paul Connors Avalon, NL
  Liberal Serge Cormier Acadie—Bathurst, NB
  Conservative Mike Dawson Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
  Conservative Aaron Gunn North Island—Powell River, BC
  Liberal Ernie Klassen South Surrey—White Rock, BC
  Liberal Bobby Morrissey Egmont, PE
  Conservative Clifford Small Central Newfoundland, NL

References

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