Thank you, Chair.
My questions are going to be more generalized. They're for Madam Buie.
We've been hearing a lot of testimony in this committee. We've had numerous meetings. Various committees have heard the issue before.
Can you give an opinion on why the industry and why people in the fishery are so suspicious of DFO science? It's almost universal.
Three areas have come down in this report so far. There is the ministry, which should be objective. We've had scientists from various NGOs—arm's-length agencies—testify. However, the fishers who appear before us and the harvesters are not complimentary of the veracity of the science on this issue within DFO.
Can you give me your opinion?