Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for appearing before the committee.
I will ask my questions in French. I will let you put on your earpieces.
My first question is for Mr. McLean.
Canada is part of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Within this framework, it committed to preserving 17% of land by 2020. However, we know that our country only has 9.9% today and that it ranks 13th in this respect in the OECD. It is therefore under the 12.6% average. Behind the United States, New Zealand and France.
I would like to know why Canada is so far behind on the plan to protect land and its habitats. Do you think it will really manage to keep its 17% commitments by 2020? If so, how does it plan to do so?