We are at time. I am going to have to cut it off there. There will be another opportunity for questions.
With that, I am going to take the next round. This is a five-minute round.
Thank you, Minister and officials, for being here today to speak to the estimates.
I want to continue along the line that a couple of my colleagues brought up. DFO is facing cuts of nearly 30% as compared with roughly 15% across other agencies. That's excluding the changes from the transition from the Coast Guard to National Defence. As part of that, there's a 78% reduction in funding for the salmon enhancement program and similar cuts in aquatic species and habitat restoration.
Given DFO's mandate to conserve and protect fish and marine habitats, how does the department expect that these reductions will affect conservation outcomes?
