Mel Arnold
- Born
- 1958
- Political Experience
- Served on Salmon Arm's environmental advisory council for eight years; Appointed to the B.C. government's Species at Risk Task Force in 2010; Elected as a Member of Parliament in 2015
- Notable
- President of the BC Wildlife Federation and Canadian Wildlife Federation for two terms; Elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Mel Arnold had a career as a business owner in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. For many years, he owned and operated Captain's Cove Marina, a business located on Shuswap Lake. His professional background is rooted in the local business community of his region.
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Mel Arnold won with 35,556 votes (52.2%)
Total votes cast: 68,056
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Yes. I'll also go back to the motion. Look under item (b)(i). It says: (i) all documents, including but not limited to memoranda, briefing notes, and internal communications, related to the decision to produce this report, including any requests for its preparation and associated allocation of resources.... I don't believe we've been provided with the document that provides the request. The
Someone else has requested this information, then, and DFO has put their time, resources and everything into it. Is there any transfer of funds from the requester of the information to DFO? We hear from stakeholders across this country about lacking resources within the department, and here is a department apparently chasing after ghosts requested by another department. Can you square that circle?
Can you tell me which document shows the request for the study for the report?
If the Liberals wish to concede their time, we will gladly take it. We had two hours scheduled for this meeting because there was a series of rounds of questions we planned to get through.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Vigneault, can you tell me if this report is pertaining to a project of DFO?