Minister, you'll recall that in early 2018, along with several colleagues here on the environment committee, I wrote a letter to the finance minister, Bill Morneau. One hundred and fifteen MPs and senators signed. The one Conservative was in fact a senator. They signed nonetheless. We had all sorts of support and we urged for much higher levels of financing for protected areas. You've spoken about this a bit today.
When $1.3 billion was allocated, a whole bunch of us were just so proud of our government because it took courage. That put our money where our conservation mouth was. As a member of Parliament for Pontiac, I was just so proud.
I know that my constituents want more conservation measures in their region, the national capital region. Through the Canada nature fund, $175 million is available. There is a very interesting proposal from the Outaouais region. What can you tell us about the decisions on that matter?
When can Canadians expect decisions from the Canada nature fund, and particularly what would you have to say to those people in the national capital region and in the Outaouais?