I believe there has been some federal funding. I should probably find out about that and let this committee know.
Thank you for that. I appreciate that answer.
I'd like to ask Mr. Hummel about the role of urban areas and their protection as part of the national conservation plan. The Rouge Park in Toronto is expected to be the largest urban park in the world at 6,000 hectares. It will be 15 times larger than Central Park in New York City and within an hour's drive of seven million people.
In addition to that, the not-so-happy part is that since 2006-07, attendance at Canada's wildlife parks and marine and historic attractions has fallen 7%, but in Ontario and Quebec by 12%. My question is a general one and possibly a bit of a lob question. Should connecting urban Canadians with nature be a goal of the national conservation plan?