Thank you Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for taking part in this valuable study.
My question is for Mr. Struthers.
We had witnesses for this study previously who said one of the main problems with accessing new clam harvesting areas is that there are three federal departments involved in the process. In the province of Quebec, there's a fourth provincial department that's involved in the decision-making. How efficient can the process be with all of these government departments that have to communicate to the public? They have a reputation of not communicating. I'm not sure; I'm not in the bureaucratic system.
How efficient can this possibly be?