Thank you, Mr. Bernier.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
In 2017, we began studying the St. Lawrence shoreline system, more specifically the fluvial section from Cornwall to Quebec City. This is a project we're conducting with Quebec's Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks.
As Mr. Bernier just said, our approach is based mainly on remote sensing, the observation of aerial images and the development of follow‑up tools to determine how the shoreline reacts to erosion and sediment transport over the seasons and years.
We have carried out two projects. The first was done with the ministry to characterize the shorelines. We characterized the shorelines over more than 3,000 kilometers between Cornwall and Quebec City. That tool is now available to the community and all the cities. Everyone can observe the current status of the St. Lawrence's shorelines.
That project ended in 2020. Since then, we have been working on another project, the purpose of which is to monitor changes to the shorelines in the short, medium and long terms. Once again, the idea is to see how the shorelines react over time to climate, anthropic and natural factors. We don't understand everything, but our goal is to improve our knowledge of shoreline erosion along the St. Lawrence River.
Today we are here as witnesses, as Mr. Bernier said, and we will answer committee members' questions to the best of our ability.
Thank you.