Thank you.
My original questions were with respect to our legal obligations as signatories for various commitments for preserving and conserving biodiversity. It's my understanding that the Province of Quebec has signed similar obligations. They're signatories to all the same agreements, which are international.
Could you inform the committee on whether you feel this is optional, a choice for both the provincial Government of Quebec and the federal Government of Canada, or whether you feel we have an obligation as signatories to these international agreements to preserve and conserve biodiversity and to stand up for species that are at risk and endangered and that can't cast ballots and lobby the government?