Thank you, Mr. Chair
Thank you, Minister and officials, for being here on the budget estimates.
I noted in your opening remarks—and it will probably be noticed on the west coast—that there was little to no mention of west coast fisheries.
Minister, budget 2025 states that DFO is cutting research and monitoring activities, but you started cancelling stock assessment activities for Pacific salmon well before budget 2025 was announced. This is not good news for Pacific wild salmon, because you cannot manage what you cannot measure. Why have you chosen to cut stock assessments for Pacific salmon?