To pick up on the last question of the member, it is a very good point. It's one of these things one has to be very careful. Environment Canada is not the only federal agency involved in this activity. We have been working, and in the early stages it's very boring work. It's not something one brags about in public. We've been working with our federal colleagues to engage them, to get them excited, and to get them keen to participate in the development of the thinking and the options in the matrix of a national conservation plan.
For example, one thing we heard very clearly from the round table is to bring in all of the dimensions—the terrestrial, the marine, and the freshwater. In a federal context, Environment Canada has a key role to play. Natural Resources Canada has a key role to play. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a particularly important role to play. Because of the importance of working landscape and the large amount of Canadian territory under cultivation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has a particularly important role to play. Because of the importance of engaging first nations as landowners and as stewards of the land, AANDC has a particularly important role to play.
We have been working in bringing together a sense of common purpose among federal departments. We have been quite pleased at the initial response. There is a sense that it's time to do something like this to bring all of the different parts together. Keeping the home team organized is sometimes a bit of a challenge, but we're fairly optimistic that we have a start on that.