Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to recognize that the parliamentary secretary said that monitoring is very important. The way to ensure monitoring is through science.
Criticism has been levelled at Parks Canada that cuts are undermining the health and integrity of Canada's renowned parks, risking some of our world heritage sites, significantly reducing the number of scientists, hurting the relationships with aboriginal peoples, and attacking rural communities. If we are saying that ecological integrity is the premier management principle, we have to ensure that the science is there.
I would like to keep my question on the record as to how we protect ecological integrity, and this is about best practices, when scientists are being cut.