Thank you, Mr. Toone.
In fact, there have been no recent changes to DFO's publication policy and there are no plans to make substantive changes. The department has made procedural adjustments to ensure that the department is in compliance with copyright laws, and we're very happy to say that we've invested a lot of money in science and technology, and I'm very proud to promote the important work our scientists are doing. That's why we share research material and publish research findings. Our scientists provide thousands of interviews per year regarding their work and lecture at conferences all over the world.
So we will continue that process. We're not, in any sense, trying to stifle scientists. That's not the case at all. I think it's very obvious. We responded to over 1,500 science-based media inquiries between 2010 and now, and our scientists are publishing all the time. There have been 300 science reports documenting our research in Canada's fisheries and oceans, as an example.
In terms of the specific question and what brought the policy into question and the questions around that, I would defer to Mr. Stringer. He can provide the answer to that, based on policy work within the department.