My comment is not on the biocontrol per se. We talked a bit about eDNA testing and monitoring, and I just wanted to also agree that we think that having this kind of data and screening pathways is important. I also wanted to mention the importance of having good risk assessment, so that you know what you're dealing with and you can set priorities. Beyond that is having a plan, having a response strategy in place. You already know you have a high risk, so what are you going to do when the problem presents itself? You don't figure it out when the species arise. You need to be talking with your partners ahead of time. Who are those people? That is the feds, but it's also the provinces and territories, our U.S. neighbours, indigenous communities, municipalities, researchers, NGOs. You want to bring all of those people into the fold so that you can be effective. You can use existing mechanisms. You don't need to reinvent the wheel. You can create MOUs with other partners where they don't exist. You can look at the mutual aid agreement on Asian carp with all of the provinces and states around the Great Lakes as a really good example.
We definitely agree that you need your data and you need to do your screening, but beyond that, we all have to work together and have a good plan, because there's no single agency that's going to be able to do this job. I know we're talking a lot about DFO, but even DFO can't do it alone with all the resources in the world. We're definitely going to have to work together and be strategic.