Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to also thank all five of our witnesses for participating in the study today. I appreciate your testimony.
I want to read out one element of the motion that I want to shape my questions around. It is the first bullet, which is to identify steps that could be taken to better protect and help the recovery of right, beluga, and killer whales.
That's one element. There are other elements that were passed in the motion.
I want to turn my questions initially to the Georgia Strait Alliance. It's great work that GSA has done over the decades.
Ms. Wilhelmson, you mentioned that GSA feels that immediate and bold actions are needed. I want to add that I think we've known about the threats to southern resident killer whales for almost 20 years. They have intensified now to the point that your organization joined with a group of others in January of 2018—which you talked to us about—to really put pressure on the government to take bold and immediate action.
I just want to confirm that the number one issue is for the government to issue an emergency order.