Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here today. Their testimony is always extremely valuable and I thank them for sharing their expertise.
Mr. Mordecai, earlier you were talking about key scientific articles, which have occasionally been suppressed. You also mentioned that it's absolutely essential to restore trust through a certain amount of scientific mediation.
Maybe you know Ms. Lyne Morissette, who came to testify before the committee recently. She works more in the eastern regions. She shares the view that we need to set up a non-partisan body, a committee that operates horizontally and includes not only scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, but also independent scientists. They would be able to provide precise, non-partisan insight into the directions the government needs to take to improve the situation. This must be done urgently.
We are experiencing a major crisis on both sides of this territory. We absolutely must have such a committee, which would leave politics somewhat out of the exercise, since it serves only to enforce laws and make decisions in light of the conclusions of this committee, this environmental mediation body. What do you think?