2024-06-11: QP - Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy

Question to the Government Representative in the Senate:
Last year, news broke that U.K.-based Sustainable Marine Energy, recipient of some $28 million in federal funding from Natural Resources Canada to develop tidal technology, was forced to halt operations and declare bankruptcy, reporting that the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, or DFO, would not coordinate with Natural Resources or the Province of Nova Scotia on the regulatory authorizations the company required, contributing to the failure.
A DFO task force to study regulatory hurdles made recommendations in March, including to align DFO approvals with provincial and other departmental standards. Is DFO now implementing all task force recommendations?
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