Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to offer our guests this comment. Where my frustration comes from is that, time and again, we have the department that comes before us and promises to do better. All the time. DFO's 2013 evaluation report on the small craft harbour program mentioned that the department had “recently launched a process to develop a Long-Term Strategy that will propose options for sustainability of the Small Craft Harbours program in the long term....” That's from the 2013 report.
The 2013 evaluation report on the small craft harbours program also said that the data on harbour performance and harbour facility conditions was not entirely up to date. It's been five years. That is a very long study, and it comes down to how much money you have. I have to question the management of it.
I'd like to know when this long-term study is going to be done and how much more money you're going to need to get it done. It's been five years since the 2013 evaluation report came forward. At one point, the buck has to stop.
You're in charge of this department. What do you have to say to that?