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Vancouver - Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries
and Oceans, announced today the implementation of a full-time aerial
surveillance program for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in the Pacific Coast.
The aircraft, a Beech King Air 200, will operate year-round in a designated
patrol area from coastal B.C., including the headwaters of the major inlets, out
to the 200 nautical mile limit of Canada’s exclusive economic zone. The primary
function of the aircraft will be to conduct DFO fisheries surveillance patrols
and to support maritime security.
April 27, 2004
Canadian Government Annouces National Security Policy
The Government of Canada has taken a number of steps to ensure that accountability for our broader security system is strengthened, including the creation of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, the new Cabinet Committee on Security, Public Health and Emergencies, the appointment of a National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister...
March 16, 2004
Minister Announces $51 Million Air Surveillance Contract
ST. JOHN’S -- The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced a new $51 million, five-and-a-half year contract with Provincial Airlines Limited (PAL) to provide aerial surveillance of waters in and outside Canada’s 200-mile limit.
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see Provincial Airlines News Release for the DFO Air Surveillance Contract (PDF
Format)
March 16, 2004
More patrols to curb foreign overfishing
ST. JOHN'S — The federal government is going to increase fisheries patrols off Canada's east coast. Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan says Canada cannot tolerate foreign vessels deliberately fishing threatened groundfish stocks that straddle the 200-mile limit.
November 26, 2003
Martin expected to follow lead of the U.S. on Homeland Security
According to the Post, Martin is also expected to follow the lead of the United States and establish a new Homeland Security department. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was created in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington
October 28, 2003
Standing Committee on National Security and Defence
"The services of the Airborne Maritime Surveillance Division of Provincial
Airlines provided to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been
recognized by the Standing Committee on National Security and Defence in their
October 2003 report that details "Canada's Coastlines: The Longest Under-Defended
Borders in the World." The entirety of Appendix III describes the program
January 22, 2003
Transport Canada Announcement
"As well, the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans (DFO) Conservation and Protection Program will expand its
air surveillance program. Augmenting the existing air program is
an efficient and cost-effective way for Canada to obtain
intelligence on marine vessel activities. The funding will allow
DFO to continue with its expanded air surveillance role that began
earlier this year. This will mean more air patrols on both coasts
inside and outside Canada's 200-mile limit. It will also mean that
patrols can be conducted at an enhanced level to gather
information for security purposes, in addition to the increased
fisheries enforcement and pollution detection."
December 10,2001
Federal Budget under Section 5, Enhance Marine Security
"Funding in this budget
will allow Fisheries and Oceans Canada to increase the scope and
frequency of its surveillance flights over critical approaches to
North America. This will enhance Canada's capacity to identify and
address potential marine threats"
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