Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being with us here today.
Dr. Fisher, thank you for coming all the way from beautiful downtown Agassiz. That area used to be in the riding I represent. I know it's a beautiful area. I know as well that you are a research scientist emeritus with Agriculture Canada. My only disappointment is that you are still a Saskatchewan Roughriders supporter, which is a disappointment to me.
We got a lesson from Mr. Nicholls on physical geography, hydrology, and so on. You may want to respond to that. I know he didn't give you an opportunity.
In your presentation, if I heard it correctly, you said that 80% of the drainage costs of the district of Kent are due to direct and indirect costs—getting approvals, permits, and so on through the authorization process with DFO. I just wonder if you could give us a bit more information about how that process worked, and the frustrations, if you had any, in that process.