I'd like to think they are. The younger generation of DFO employees and scientists are slowly starting to come around. The old school “Indian fighters”, as we like to call them, are slowly retiring and not involved in the systemic problems that happened for a number of decades, so I'd like to say that we are.
We do have a great opportunity with the Fraser Salmon Management Council, where I'm the director. We have signed an agreement, and the minister has signed an agreement, but it's so painstakingly slow to implement. There's not enough funding, and there are three staff, me and two others, who are doing the work of eight to 10 staff. We're woefully in need of capacity building and funds. The minister has agreed to work together with indigenous people in B.C. on the Fraser to manage and conserve salmon. We want them to hold that promise up. By doing that, it's going to call for resources.