Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I find today's testimonies on an extremely complex issue quite compelling. I'm sorry for the fear that communities such as Sacré‑Coeur are currently facing. It must be quite awful. We must address a number of factors as well, including the federal government's obligation regarding species at risk. We can't just ignore the situation and say that we won't do anything. We also can't try to do everything at once. That's the challenge on our side of the fence.
Speaking of fences, Mr. Winfield, from the Canadian Wildlife Service, was talking to us earlier about pens. These pens are used as a temporary measure to protect the three really endangered herds. One of his comments really struck me. We can't release these animals completely into the wild because they have nowhere else to go. Other witnesses have also spoken about this. Mr. Jetté, in terms of land‑use planning and habitat protection or redevelopment that would one day give these animals a place to go, isn't there also some potential for job creation?