From my perspective, I question whether DFO would be so cavalier as to authorize something like this particular development. The media picked it up; if you googled media shortly after some of the news releases went out, it was picked up as far as North Korea and Malaysia. I would suggest that if DFO did it again, they would be utterly foolish. The issue surrounding large-scale removals at sites where there is absolutely no flood benefit is, I think, the more longstanding concern.
Gravel removal maybe will take place--likely will take place--but what we really want to see is an open and transparent process that is technically driven, provides flood benefits for Canadians, and minimizes impacts to fish.