Thank you, that's a good question. You're quite right. I've certainly learned how quickly scar tissue accumulates.
Parks Canada is a world leader. In my previous life as a junior minister in Foreign Affairs, I visited countries in the Americas and abroad in Africa and Asia, and met many ministers, and certainly, I visited some naturally protected spaces. Parks Canada is cited as the source of best practices in creating national parks and dealing with species at risk with all of the issues that occur under CITES. Since 2006, our government has increased—and again to the question regarding the Aichi targets—by 50% the protected spaces across Canada.