Unfortunately not, and in fact that's what we've been saying for several weeks, if not months. Since the decree was announced in June, we feel that a great deal of emphasis has been placed on protecting the caribou, and we agree with that, of course, but the socio-economic aspect has been somewhat neglected in all of this, unfortunately.
It's interesting to see that, since this committee began studying the issue on Monday, we've started to feel a balance between the various aspects of sustainable development. Society, the economy and the environment are all part of sustainable development, and it all has to be balanced.
I'll come back to what Martin Dufour told us earlier: I think people in Quebec and Canada are bright enough to sit down around a table and find concrete, intelligent solutions to protect both jobs and the caribou. Those results won't be achieved by applying a decree like the one that was announced. That's just not possible. We have to change course and start over again.
We hear all sorts of things about the Quebec government. People say it hasn't done anything for several years, but that's not true. It has implemented plans and done a great deal. I think it's simply that the information isn't found in quite the same place.