As I mentioned previously, the machinery-of-government decisions rest beyond the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
I would say that since 1954, the existing structure of relationships, despite recent tensions, has allowed for very strong collaboration on a binational basis. DFO has the program mandate, as does its counterpart agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the U.S. In this context, though, as contracting parties, in our role representing Canada in its work with the commission, we do that same activity, as I mentioned, in a number of other binational commissions to great effect. We have direct relationships with the U.S. State Department in managing that, and it has worked effectively elsewhere.
We recognize that there is a tension in the relationship here, which is why we're working through that process of clarification. It is quite particular to this particular commission, despite being quite similar in structure to many other commissions in which we work.