Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a few questions and I may pass it back to Mr. Sopuck.
One of the things was anecdotal, and that was the great work that has occurred with the IJC. I can attest to that on a personal basis. I think it was 2001 that I actually had my swim with my family in Lake Superior, which meant I had finally had my opportunity to be in every one of the five Great Lakes. There was a time in the seventies when there were a few of those lakes I would have not wanted to have been in at all. I think we have made great progress, as you have told us, and anecdotally I can speak to that.
You talked about the wetlands increase. One of the great programs that I've seen out there in the last couple of years that has been quite effective is the recreational fishery restoration program that was working and engaging groups on the ground. A lot of our different fish groups and habitat stewardship groups do great work on the ground, and have been engaged in this process.
Is this something you see that would also be very beneficial to the work on the Great Lakes going forward, especially as we increase the capacity for the recreational fishery? Will that automatically have a very beneficial effect for the Great Lakes Basin area?