Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'll be sharing my time with the member for Victoria.
I would like to welcome my esteemed colleague, who, like me, is an engineer and a graduate of the École Polytechnique in Montreal. I think the more engineers you have in government, the better.
That said, conservation in Quebec, particularly the conservation of the entire area in southern Quebec, is very important. When I was mayor of a small municipality, Morin‑Heights, we kept 60 acres of land from an old site that belonged to nuns. We worked without subsidies from the federal government or the provincial government. We paid $2.1 million for the conservation of those 60 acres, but it was important to the people in my community.
In the coming weeks, there will be a big announcement about a protected scout camp in Mille‑Iles. It's a joint effort between the federal government, the provincial government, private donors, foundations and the municipality.
How can projects like these contribute to conservation in order to meet the 30% land protection target by 2030?