Mr. Chair, if I may, I would not necessarily be in a position to understand the original intention of the legislation when it was drafted, but my understanding is certainly that with respect to subspecies, there's that whole issue of diversity in species. My understanding is that one of the efforts is to ensure that type of diversity. So even though it may be a small population that's somewhat isolated, the overall intent is to try to maintain that diversity within ecosystems and within species.
I think that's my understanding of the general intention.