Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to the committee on short notice. That will be my introduction.
First of all, I feel, whether correctly or incorrectly, that you have a different view of consultation than possibly the government has of consultation. I would like you to comment on that.
Also, it's been indicated that the recommendations might not be rolled out on January 1, but I'd like you to comment on what difference it makes when they're rolled out if you have no input into what is rolled out. That is the problem.
Mr. Taylor was talking about scientific information in order to put the criteria in place with the habitat protection, and looking at the loss of personnel in Prince Edward Island. I'd like him to indicate what effect he sees that having.
If I understood you correctly, Mr. Wuttke, you were talking about species that first nations fish. Were you indicating that some species might not be on the DFO list, or were you talking about underutilized species that might not be protected? That type of thing is what I'm interested in.
Could we start with you, Mr. Taylor?