That's a complicated question. I don't think that you write laws based solely on scientific evidence but I do feel, and I pointed out, that there were a couple of shortcomings in the language that was used. I think Dr. Favaro did a good job of pointing out some of the inconsistencies that it's created, more on the policy side.
Why was it changed? I'd like to step back—maybe there's a bit of partisanship here—and say that from a non-partisan point of view, we're trying to build the best program for fish and fish habitat protection possible. The old program was not working. This program may not be working. It doesn't seem to be; it's only been around for a short period of time and there's some confusion in the legal language. The solution is bigger than what we write in a law. That would be our point, that this is not just about what you write in a law, it's about the other part—which we put under “modern safeguards”—which is how you actually go about doing this. I like Dr. Favaro's point about how that really involves engaging across Canadian society, including with other governments. What's written in law is what it is; I think we can always do better, but it's not just about what's in the law.