Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to follow up on the idea of the salmon stamp fee increase that is being requested by anglers in B.C. I gather that's the case.
A comment I'd like to make, however, before I begin my question is that the anglers are about the only user group that actually asks to be taxed to conserve fish. I think it's a tribute to the angling community, and the hunting community as well, that they are constantly asking that their licence fees be increased and that the money be earmarked for the conservation of the fish or wildlife they so cherish.
I hope the department pays that community the respect they deserve, given their track record in conservation. Too many other groups just talk about the environment, but the anglers and hunters of Canada actually deliver real on-the-ground environmental programming.
What would the fee increase the anglers are requesting generate by way of funds?