Thank you. I know the ministerial advisory committee talked about that and supported continuing work on there. I won't get into navigable waters, and whether that actually strips a river of all its protections. We'll save that for another time.
I want to talk about seals. We heard some contradictory commentary today about whether or not that should be an issue of concern. I think the point is well taken. If there are 10 million of them and they're not killing all the salmon, maybe they're not a problem. But at the same time, we've heard evidence that they are a predator, in some cases. Maybe on a river-by-river, area-by-area basis that needs to be looked at.
In the parlance of our time, we like to talk about how we're in favour of a sustainable seal harvest. If we're talking about 10 million, I don't think there's a market for that many. Other committees in previous Parliaments have recommended, actually, a cull. I know we don't like to talk about that, but I think we have to have a genuine conversation here about what is required.
Maybe we'll go back to Mr. Cunjak or to Mr. Green, who I think mentioned that. Politically, it's perhaps difficult to talk about, but does the science support just enough for a sustainable seal harvest, or do we need to be more aggressive than that?