Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I want to ask three questions, and I'm going to try to do it quickly and give time for the response.
We talked a bit about Cohen and the response to Cohen. At our last meeting that you attended, you indicated there were 12 responses. You've indicated that you've responded in a couple of other cases. I wonder if I could ask the witnesses, Mr. Chairman, to provide us a further response indicating how the department has responded to the recommendations to date from the Cohen Commission report.
With respect to the Atlantic salmon, you've indicated what a problem their survival continues to be. I know, for example, that the Southern Upland Atlantic salmon in Nova Scotia is on the endangered species list, yet there was a decision made last year to bulldoze the Mersey River biodiversity station, which was doing important research in that respect. I wonder if you could quickly provide an explanation for that.
Finally, following the last CITES conference, Canada placed reservations on all 76 new species added to appendices I and II, a list that includes the polar bear and the porbeagle shark. I wonder if you would indicate when the government plans to remove these reservations and introduce the necessary legislation to protect these endangered species.
Thank you.