Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the individuals who are here today representing the department, Parks Canada, and so on. It's always a pleasure. I know you have all the answers I want, so I have no hesitation in trying to dig into a few things.
One of the issues that interested me—I come from the great riding of Kitchener Centre, which is in southern Ontario, and therefore surrounded by the Great Lakes—is about the restoration of areas of concern identified in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In point of fact, I proposed for this committee, in furtherance of my constituents' interest in this, a study of the areas of interest or concern in the Great Lakes.
I understand some funds will be transferred to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans regarding the restoration of areas of concern identified in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The minister, herself, although I don't have a copy of her remarks, mentioned the Great Lakes—