Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think I'm going to be up a couple of times. I don't know why I don't just go on a five-minute rant, but I'm not going to do that. The witnesses who are here today are exceptional, and you've all heard my rants before on this.
Mr. Knight, it's a pleasure to have you here at the committee.
I want to ask you a couple of questions. You obviously have a career's worth of experience at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Are the marine mammal protection regulations in Canada a barrier to or an enabler of ecosystem-based management, in your opinion?