Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's great to be back.
Mr. Sproul, as you know, in 1999 the Supreme Court clarified:
The paramount regulatory objective is the conservation of the resource. This responsibility is placed squarely on the Minister and not on the aboriginal or non-aboriginal users of the resource.
Can you clarify when this responsibility for conservation was officially transferred away from the minister and given to the fishers who have been cutting traps and stopping the Mi'kmaq from practising their right to fish?