Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I live close to the banks of another great salmon river, the Humber River in Newfoundland. I'm not as familiar with the Fraser, although I have spent some time there. But obviously members from B.C. and western Canada will be more familiar with this particular issue. I think you've made interventions on them in the past.
For my sake, I would like to ask a couple of quick questions on background. I want to dig in on—pardon the pun—the gravel issue. What was the purpose of this construction to begin with? What was the objective?