Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Levesque, I want to go back to the aquatic invasive species issue. Under the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework, Canada committed to fight invasive species, but the government is short-changing the fight in British Columbia.
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has committed $200,000 to work with UBC Okanagan to develop a rapid eDNA detection tool for invasive mussel biosecurity. Is it possible to find a matching $200,000 in the $4.7 billion funding the DFO has to match the Okanagan Basin Water Board funding?
