Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today.
My first question is for you, Mr. Martin, because you made what I thought was quite a broad statement. I'd like to have you expand on it a bit. You said that DFO unilaterally announced an MPA, and I believe you said that it was the Hecate Strait. “Unilaterally” and “announced” were the actual words you used. Are you saying there was absolutely no consultation with anybody on this before they made that announcement?