Madam Chair, DFO employs more than 2,000 scientists who research and monitor our oceans. Under the previous government, significant cuts were made to DFO science. We have reinvested to make sure we are making our decisions based on science. We have invested in over 300 new science positions.
We are going to make decisions based on science. It is extremely important to have the right people in those jobs. We are committed to making sure that science is our number one priority when we are looking at this.