Mr. Chairman, on that point, a witness before this committee, Mr. Anderson, on behalf of DFO, outlined the commitment that the Government of Canada is making to enforcement in the northwest Atlantic. So it's not that Canada would have to start anew. It basically would be incremental funding in addition to the significant commitment the Government of Canada now makes to enforcement, either by ship or by air, in the northwest Atlantic. I believe the number that was indicated was somewhere in the order of $30 million at present being the expenditure. So we're already making a significant commitment to ensure the sustainability of these resources.
On November 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.