Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. McLean, I'll come back to a question I asked you about the Convention on Biological Diversity, under which Canada wanted to preserve 17% of its land areas. I am not sure I understood your explanation. You said that Canada had about 10% in protected areas because some areas were inaccessible. However, France, New Zealand and the United States probably also have inaccessible areas and those countries have managed to reach higher goals in land preservation.
I also asked you if, in your opinion, we would be able to reach the rate of 17% by 2020. You didn't know if you could answer, but when the Commissioner of the Environment appeared before us, he told us that it was not at all the case given the slow pace at which Canada sets targets and applies preservation techniques.
Regarding inaccessible land, do you have an explanation?