Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question is to Mr. Pedersen.
Climate change is something that I'm very interested in. I have some questions in terms of your idea for a more national model of a climate change panel, as I think you referred to it. For the sake of background, I was a municipal councillor for about 10 years, an Ontario member of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, as well as Rouge Park before it became part of Parks Canada.
I'm trying to understand your model based on my experience and whether there are any similarities or not. If not, that's fine; it's just what's coming to mind.
In regard to the national policy framework or panel, you mentioned you would create what is existing in B.C. and you would make it national. Are you talking about creating that model, or could you expand the existing panel that you have now? I would assume there are legalities, and this is where my background with TRC and Rouge Park comes in. Whomever endowed the money may not have allowed you to create the expansion, or did they? That's my first question.