Certainly, I recognize that the advice that the commission has received is different. The advice that we've received is that there is no conflict of interest between the duties of the commission and those of the Government of Canada or the department, as those duties and interests are one and the same, which is the mandate of the sea lamprey control program and the broader activities of the commission, which are done to serve the binational interests of Canada and the U.S.
On June 8th, 2023. See this statement in context.