Development of youth work and non-formal and informal learning and its contribution to addressing the effects of the crisis on young people.

Development of youth work and non-formal and informal learning and its contribution to addressing the effects of the crisis on young people

Calls for serious consideration to be given to the added value, where practicable, of consultation, cooperation and knowledge-sharing between Parliament and ACP parliamentary delegations and missions in the broader context of the external action of the EU, and in relation to other national and international observation missions; proposes that working parties be set up with a view to enabling African Union partners to benefit, as part of the new EU-Africa strategy, from election observation expertise and experience, as the EU has benefited from the ODIHR/OSCE's working methods and experience.

Hon. Fred Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, in addition to announcing the return of salmonoid enhancement programs, I did have the opportunity when in British Columbia to meet with eight different groups representing many sectors within the commercial fishery, union groups, aboriginal groups, packers and coastal communities.

The recreational fishing interests and stewardship groups are preparing to send the government a very strong message that now is not the time to reduce funding to the salmon enhancement program, both from the perspective of community stewardship and enhancement efforts and from the principal mainframe hatcheries that are run by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

We're doing enhancement projects, unfortunately not with Canada, where we're trying to, similar to the salmonid enhancement program, grow out a stronger smolt to go to sea so it's integrating with the wild fishery.