Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I'd like to return to the protected marine areas. We were very happy to learn that the Saguenay—St. Lawrence Marine Park was going to be expanded. It will include the canal on the south shore of Île aux Coudres, but unfortunately not the north shore. That is somewhat worrying to us because it's the side that gets all the major marine traffic, where there is the most noise, and where the beluga whales swim, as they follow the schools of capelan. I couldn't let this go by without mentioning it. That's a subsidiary issue I wanted to mention and I intend to voice our concerns to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
However, while marine parks are being opened and marine areas are being protected, we are allowing 50 oil extraction wells under the Bay du Nord project, when we know that the noise is highly toxic to mammals. It has been demonstrated for belugas, and I think it's also the case for right whales and many other mammals and species.
Can you explain how both of these things can coexist?