Thank you to all the witnesses for appearing here today and for your presentations. I appreciate how difficult it is to give an overview of what you're doing in such a brief timeframe.
I'd like to ask my first question to Ms. Gonçalves, but perhaps others may want to add as well. It's a general question.
Are we doing enough as a country to invest in the scientific expertise that we need in all of your departments? I appreciate that you have significant budgets and that you already have significant scientific expertise. Are we positioning ourselves as a country to attract and retain the scientists we will need for the future?
I'm thinking, Ms. Gonçalves, of the point in your notes that 75% of DFO is composed of scientists and 30% are eligible to retire by 2013. That doesn't mean that 30% will retire. I assume working for DFO is a desirable job for a scientist, very interesting and challenging, and that people will want to stay longer.
But what are you expecting in terms of turnover, in terms of retirement of scientists? I see there is an HR strategy. Do you feel there will be a shortfall, or do you feel this transition is being managed effectively?