Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for taking part in this committee meeting, and for their interest in habitat conservation and conservation in general.
As you may know, this study is part of a broader plan, our national conservation plan.
Today is an interesting day, since we are going to be debating an NDP motion in the House of Commons on fighting climate change. Some Conservatives no longer believe that climate change is a threat to the planet and habitat conservation, among other things.
In that respect, I would like to know whether you think climate change is a threat to habitat conservation and if it should be one of the priorities of the report that will follow our study.
If you have any recommendations to make on the fight against climate change, I would be happy to hear them.
We could start with Dr. Mooers.