I raised this question with a previous panel. I read from the habitat policy that DFO presumably follows, written in 1986. It's been applied since then. There's just one line here that reads, “The policy applies to those habitats directly or indirectly supporting those fish stocks or populations that sustain commercial, recreational or Native fishing activities of benefit to Canadians.”
In your experience with DFO, has it appeared to you that they've followed this policy, or was it more indiscriminate, that every water everywhere that might have a fish in it was being protected? Are you in favour of refocusing, as we are in this bill, on these fisheries that matter to Canadians?