Thank you, Chair.
I heard the comment “something to hide”, and this report simply analyzed existing structures that would be looked at in the ocean. It's descriptive. It doesn't pass any opinion from DFO on wind farms or anything else. All the information in it is public. It was compiled by the department and outlines the key areas from public expressions on developing wind farms off the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia.
The department compiled a list of the sensitive areas in this area. Anybody who was doing planning, looking into the area, would be able to reference the area they would be going in. However, it doesn't identify obstacles. It doesn't indicate any support measures from the Ministry of Fisheries or indicate any impact on any particular fishery.
Again, why we would devote time to.... I don't know what we're going to hear, because it's a non-decision document. We could bring in the same people to go over it and they would tell us what's in the document, because this reference report does not recommend any direction to the ministry or recommend anything that may relate to any species in that area.
Chair, again, that's the democratic right that was identified as correct, but it's not a study motion that I could support.