Ms. Williams, what the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator wanted was to ask the fishing sector, the industry, the government, the public and other stakeholders to comment on various topics.
Under the Fisheries Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for fish conservation and protection and for pollution prevention. Now the government is saying that it will develop offshore wind energy and has designated areas for this purpose, but that it will issue a call for bids later this year.
Why did you restrict which questions could be asked? You asked officials at Fisheries and Oceans Canada to describe marine species, which is relevant, but why didn't you also ask them to examine the risk that offshore wind energy development poses to the marine ecosystem?
Why didn't you ask the people at Fisheries and Oceans Canada to answer that question?