Thank you for that.
Our government, as I mentioned, is committed to protecting the rich biodiversity as seen in our launch of the national conservation plan. The 2012 budget allocated $50 million over two years to protect species at risk in Canada. Economic action plan 2014 announced that the government will continue to support species at risk with $75 million in investments over three years. Many of the on-the-ground actions, such as the one you just mentioned, are funded through the habitat stewardship program. They are under way throughout different regions of Canada.
Additional funding of over $5.5 million for the habitat stewardship program is available through the conservation plan. Furthermore, last year I hosted a round table with industry, landowners, environmental organizations, and aboriginal groups to get their feedback on species at risk and how we can work in partnership with a number of landowners throughout Canada in achieving the objectives of the habitat stewardship program. I also hosted a meeting of provincial and territorial ministers here in Ottawa on how we can better work together in dealing with stewardship initiatives throughout the country when we're dealing with species that see no borders.
Thank you.