Environment committee  We have a number of programs that work on this issue. One in particular is the natural areas conservation program administered by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. That program is in the final year of the funding that it has been allocated already. That's just one program that fo

Environment committee  Yes, absolutely.

Environment committee  It was 2002 and 2003.

Environment committee  That's not a simple kind of question, because—

Environment committee  There are a number of factors to look at, and I think you would argue that the peregrine falcon has benefited from the act. We can come back to you with an answer that looks at the broad range of species—

Environment committee  Yes, there was exciting news in the budget related to investments in conservation activities, so there will be details of all of this. It is not yet all worked out, but there will definitely be opportunities for investment in private lands, in public lands for protected areas, an

Environment committee  There is an existing system of collecting the information on the protected areas. It's a program that's already funded. There's a complicated system that comes into Environment and Climate Change Canada. One piece that has been missing is the private lands part of that. Funding

Environment committee  Yes, we could get that back—

Environment committee  I have nothing to add other than I think the fact that this committee is actually undertaking this study has generated a lot of discussion. We're very much following the developments of this committee and the testimony at your hearings. I think that push, that buzz, and the probi

Environment committee  Absolutely. In fact, for some species you need to have the farming practices. For bison, for example, you need to have that manipulation of the landscape to allow those species to move forward. This is what we get to as we move forward with defining the other effective conserv

Environment committee  With some of the DFO ones, I think there's the humpback whale. I'm not quite sure where it is in the formal delisting process, but that's certainly one that's designated to move forward.

Environment committee  I would add that there are the ones that have formally gone through the delisting process, but then there are also the ones that COSEWIC has reassessed and moved to a better category. We could provide you with a list of those.

Environment committee  I can speak on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada. I speak to the deputy minister about this issue every time I meet with him. It's very much a live topic, and our minister speaks about this issue and this challenge on a very regular basis. I think it's very much a t

Environment committee  Nothing at this point. I think the Canada Wildlife Act and the Migratory Birds Convention Act give us sufficient scope to create them. There may be some tweaking that could be done that might speed up the process, but I think we have lots of scope within the existing legislation.

Environment committee  I would just add that the three departments are working very closely together, with DFO leading on the marine side and Parks leading on the terrestrial side. I think we all have to contribute in all three of them, so it's a very close connection. On the terrestrial side, there a