Yes. It definitely is a work in progress, and I agree with Claire's response. We are certainly going to be receptive to both your first report and the ultimate report to give us some guidance in that regard.
We are going to be looking at things in response again to the long-term funding shortfall of this program. What can we do to ensure the money we are spending is going where it's most needed? I think we need, in that regard, to look at the condition of our asset base. We need to look at the impacts of some of the factors that have been mentioned by this committee, notably climate change, overcrowding caused by additional usage, say, of the aquaculture industry, and others. So we're working together with our colleagues in the department with respect to that.
We are also looking at some internal cost efficiencies, and I'll just highlight one. We have been working for the last couple of years with Public Works and Government Services Canada, which does a lot of the contracting, and in collaboration with them over time, we're going to accept additional responsibility to manage contracts up to $400,000 a year, which is actually going to save us money and enable us to turn that around and enhance the program delivery capacity of the department.
These are just some of the things we're going to be looking at in the development of this strategic plan.