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Environment Canada had triggered a national invasive species forum in Ottawa 10-plus years ago. The question then—to build on what's called a national alien invasive species strategy for Canada, which was led by Environment Canada—was, what more did Canada need?
One of the top recommendations that came out of that was the call for a non-government national voice for invasive species. This is what it should look like, and this is what their mandate was. That was put together and brought back to another national forum over the next year or two following that. The federal and provincial governments were very clear in saying, “We need something outside of government to complement our work inside government.” Obviously non-profits like us have no authority, but we have the ability to influence in a different way.