Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the minister and officials for gracing us today at this committee.
I'd like to ask the minister this question. A response to a House of Commons Order Paper question in June of this year indicated that from 2019 until now, DFO hired 4,300 new full-time equivalent employees. That's quite an increase. It's 44% in three years. Fish harvesters have not seen a 44% increase in improved service. We've not seen 44% more stock rebuilding plans with all this money being spent. Why?