Mr. Sprout was before us before and we showed him estimates that showed a reduction over two years of 45 habitat enforcement officers on the west coast. He indicated that indeed this was going to happen.
I'm wondering, your overall budgetary process shows a $200 million decrease overall in DFO spending. Can you explain to me why, in the advent of more critical information and everything else, that even Mr. Sprout agreed there will be a reduction of 45 habitat officers on the west coast? I'm wondering how DFO can justify a reduction of that many people, plus the appropriate budget reduction, when in essence we need more enforcement and habitat protection in order to protect the vital resources of the west coast.