Mr. Chair, I appreciate the question.
Again, I'm able to speak to the role of the transboundary affairs division and our relationship with DFO and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. On the broader role of Global Affairs with respect to defending and promoting Canada's fishing industry, I really would refer to colleagues, probably on the trade side of the department.
When it comes to our relationship with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as my colleague Felicia Minotti mentioned, when there are representations that come in related to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, there is certainly a discussion among officials in my division and the officials within DFO responsible for the commission. There are regular check-ins for us to be updated on the progress of conversations. We also circle back with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission secretariat to see how things are going. We check in with our colleagues at the U.S. embassy and State Department, and our message really is that the Canada-U.S. relationship is strong. The GLFC is a valuable contributor to making sure that relationship stays strong, and we're very much encouraging the commissioners to get back at the table to meet.
I think there's an opportunity. There are two new commissioners who have been appointed on the U.S. side. There's really an opportunity now to get all the commissioners around the table rowing in the same direction—