Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for coming all the way to Ottawa.
We've already seen a lot of closures across the country, like caribou closures. I'm from the northeastern part of British Columbia. We've seen potential closures, too, on the west coast—fishing and other closures. British Columbians are very aware of closures, because they've affected us already, personally.
Hunting and fishing organizations have a lot of questions about source water and the associated protection zones referenced in Bill C-61, as you do. According to clause 21(1), defining what a protection zone is.... It actually doesn't define it. It's whatever the minister says it is. I think that becomes the question. Meaning depends on whatever the minister sitting in that chair decides and then applies. Then people will be shut out from their ability to fish and hunt in areas they've long fished and hunted in. There's a misconception that people just do it for fun, but it's often for sustenance. You probably have a lot of friends who fill up their freezers to survive the winter, whether it's arctic char, moose or deer. It's about feeding our families.
Do you share those concerns about all Canadians' potential loss of access to hunting and fishing areas?