Thank you, Mr. Wentzell, for that answer.
Tim Kerr, the director of enforcement in Nova Scotia, told CBC in July that DFO had the capability to monitor the compliance of lobster fisherman in southwest Nova Scotia. If that were the case, given that DFO typically stringently enforces the law, were any directives issued by the minister, or to the minister by other government departments? As Mr. Burns stated in his preamble, your department works with other federal partners. Were any directives issued that would prohibit RCMP employees from doing their job?