Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you very much to the witnesses coming forward today. Because I'm from the west coast, I'll be asking Ms. Venton the most questions. Thank you, Mr. Gibson.
I was very interested to hear your testimony, and thanks very much for all the work you've put into this. Of course, I'm very familiar with your organization, and would like to thank you generally for all the contributions you make to Canada.
You mentioned at the outset of your presentation that you noticed five weaknesses in the act, or things that should be corrected. The first one I got was adding the idea of conservation to the act's purpose, and the second was adding clauses concerning the cumulative effects of habitat loss.
I have two questions, and please feel free to expand and don't feel rushed. First of all, I don't know if there's anything else you'd like to add about the two conditions—the two weaknesses related to the act's purpose or the cumulative effects of habitat loss. Then I'm also interested in the three other concerns. Perhaps you could elaborate on those.