Perhaps I'll lead things off then, Mr. Gonzalez.
Citizen scientists deserve and have earned the respect of the professional science community because their expertise is profound. In addition to our giving them the sense that we actually honour their contributions, they are sometimes the most knowledgeable people about what's going on in their communities, about the species that are present and about identifying those characteristics of biodiversity that are distinct in those places.
There are so many ways in which we can communicate that outstanding kind of contribution. I speak to school kids. I've done some national presentations to classrooms simulcast all over the place. Children are deeply excited about the fact that they can be scientists too, and they can. They just have to care enough and they have to know that we care to accept what they contribute. The same thing is true in a more adult kind of way in every community with which I have interacted over many years now. My sense is that citizen science is a two-way street. It's a kind of conversation between the professional science community and the broader Canadian landscape.