Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question, through you, is for the minister.
Bill C-12 on the Oceans Act implies that the Coast Guard will report under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In fact, yesterday in the House of Commons, I asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety this question. He stated that the Coast Guard will fall under the DFO. He then stated that the Coast Guard will fall under two departments.
Minister, could you please clarify? Will the Coast Guard continue to fall under the Department of National Defence, as indicated in the recently signed OIC?