Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Very briefly, Dr. Alice Crook, who you've referred to several times this morning, in their latest report says, in answer to your question, “The Canadian...seal hunt has the potential to be a humane hunt”. That's what they've put in writing.
I've been working on this since 1969, and the only observation I would make is that since that time, report after report—which the chair might have referred to—has said it has the potential. We have not, in the last 35 years, achieved that potential.
Certainly my organization would support anything your committee can do to help this hunt achieve the potential that is recognized by veterinarians, that's recognized by people who have been observing this hunt for 30 years or more.