Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to welcome the witnesses who are here today to help us with our study.
Mr. Wood, thank you for being here in person to talk about the eBird program. I was proud to learn that the eBird program was inspired by a Quebec initiative, the survey of bird populations of Quebec, which is a database set up in 1975 by Jacques Larivée, a visionary ornithologist. It fills me with pride to see how his efforts have borne fruit.
I have also learned that the eBird program was, at its inception, a small traditional citizen science project that has exploded and become a worldwide collaborative enterprise. I congratulate you. It is absolutely extraordinary, because we can see in concrete terms how citizen science can bring a lot of benefits to various communities.
How long has the eBird database been in existence?