Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Certainly, I would agree with Mr. Goodyear that a lot of effort has gone into the codification over the past couple of months. We have made good progress.
“Future-proofing” is an interesting word to use. We got to this point because of a deep-seated culture that exists within the department, which we think is largely due to.... I think the common word is “misunderstanding”. There's a misunderstanding of the department's role in terms of it being portfolio manager. There's a really deep misunderstanding of the commission's full mandate. The commission is not just about managing a binational sea lamprey program. There are many other aspects to the commission's mandate, as identified within the convention.
There's a really deep misunderstanding of the context within which DFO delivers the sea lamprey control program. It's done on behalf of the commission rather than as an extension of the department's domestic program under the authority of the Fisheries Act. We heard a little bit about that in one of the responses.
We're encouraged by the recent discussions, but the culture is very deep-seated. While we're encouraged by the current leadership's engagement, it takes a long time to change a culture, so—