Thank you, Madam Chair.
Madam Minister, we very much appreciate that you are here today.
I would like to begin by thanking you and the Environment Canada officials for your hard work on the 2018 budget with regard to conservation. It's historic and very special. Never in Canada's history has there been an investment of $1.3 billion over four years for marine and land conservation.
What have you done in recent months to advance the conservation agenda, whether in national parks or other protected areas across Canada?