Madam Chair, I will tell colleagues how it is working in terms of the significant investments. The salmon enhancement program is a lifeline for hatcheries and habitat restoration. It has not seen any funding increase in over a decade. In fact, the Tofino hatchery where I live is getting $8,000 a year. They will work on a river, bring it back, and then they will go to another river and bring it back. They will have to go back to the other river because it has crashed. They are not getting the support they need.
Will the minister commit to a significant and permanent increase to the salmon enhancement program? If not, why?