I do appreciate your willingness to help with this file.
I can say that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, since I have been here, which is not very long, has put a lot of emphasis on the seal file, a lot of resources and a lot of time on the seal file, and certainly I feel it is unwavering in its support for the seal hunt.
What I do want to do is extend an invitation to the committee perhaps to deal with the people who are working on this file from my department, because I believe there is a role for the committee to play. I wonder if, at some point in time--sooner rather than later--you could schedule a session to talk to the people in the department who are dealing with this file particularly.
We could talk about the seal hunt, but it would probably take most of the hour.
With regard to talking about the plan, we would prefer to have an in camera session with the committee.