Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm joining you from the unceded traditional territory of the Hupacasath and Tseshaht people. I want to thank you, Ms. Denny and Mr. Bernard, for your testimony today.
Mr. Bernard, I'm going to ask you a question about the principles of the Sipekne'katik rights implementation lobster fishery management plan that you cited. Earlier, Ms. Denny talked about the traditional Mi'kmaw principle of netukulimk, and that the goal is to achieve adequate standards of community nutrition and economic well-being without jeopardizing the integrity, diversity or productivity of the environment. Do you support Sipekne'katik in its autonomous position to manage its fishery with this conservation principle?