Could you get the report to the committee before the end of the week, please, rather than chew up a whole bunch of time here now? Thank you.
Minister, I want to question you a bit on the aquatic invasive species and that program. The commissioner's report that came out a few weeks back identified basically very significant problems with the aquatic invasive species program. I believe it's under the fisheries protection program. In her report, she referred to the fisheries minister's mandate letter. She stated that there were funding increases for the seven new fisheries officers to be deployed across the Arctic region and Quebec region by the 2021 fiscal year. The report said:
This aligns with the priority in the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard's mandate letter to increase...protection of freshwater resources in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Lake Winnipeg basins. However, as funding was significantly less than Fisheries and Oceans Canada's identified needs, the Department will make risk-based decisions regarding the resources allocated to protect fish and fish habitat from aquatic invasive species.
Minister, over the past couple of years we've seen cases of boats that are infested with zebra and quagga mussels entering the provinces. Obviously, the system is failing. The commissioner's report shows how and why the system is failing. What is being done within the department to correct those failures?