Excuse me, with respect, I'd like to ask some other questions, because the time is limited. Thank you for clarifying.
I was shocked, frankly, when this current government issued leases to explore an area that was already identified as one of the large ocean management areas. Seismic activity is considered by many researchers to have negative impacts on the feeding and the calving behaviours, and we know that there are some species of concern in that area.
This was a Conservative government initiative that completely disrespected the integrated management planning approach that DFO was fully involved with and put on the table. The seismic activity, you're saying, occurred before this ArcticNet Amundsen partnership. Is that correct?
Clearly, nobody was making sure to prevent the possible negative impacts on listed species when those companies went forward to do their seismic work. To me, that's shocking.
Under ArcticNet, who assures that the activities of the Amundsen are respectful of potential impacts on the environment? Who sets the standard for that? Or is it up to every partner to set their own standard for respecting the potential impact on the species and potential spills?