Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think Mr. Perkins wrapped up most of it with regard to Mr. Hardie's questions about how the science is used, and that's what this study is looking at. What I have proposed here is that we find a better understanding of how the science is used in the decision-making process. It's not just the science, but whether the science gets overridden by other factors in the process as well, or whether other factors are brought in to temper the science or find the middle ground on certain issues. All of these things could be covered in this study.
It's simply six meetings for us to question the minister and her department on specifically how they are developing the science, what science they are using to make their decisions, and then how that science is used along with other processes in making the decisions. That's really what we're gearing up for here. I certainly hope we can get a better understanding of how the minister and her department make decisions that affect fishermen and the communities that depend on those fisheries.
Thank you.