Environment committee  Thank you for the question. My answer will be a general one rather than a specific one. By that I mean there absolutely is a need for the federal government of Canada to be taking better advantage of its regulatory and legislative abilities in this regard. We know, for example,

Environment committee  I will permit Ms. Gagnon to respond also, with your approval, but my short answer is that in both ecosystems, whether we're talking terrestrial or aquatic and whether on the marine side or the freshwater side, we have the documented proof over decades that these invasives can be

Environment committee  Absolutely. As an example, again from the water side, without a specific pesticide we would not be effectively controlling the sea lamprey throughout the Great Lakes.

Environment committee  Yes. Thank you for the question, because clarity of leadership remains a very important goal that has not yet been achieved. For example, we've referred to several appropriate federal government agencies quite rightly being involved, but we still collectively require clarity—wit

Environment committee  My short answer is that I am not aware of a comprehensive Canadian national impact assessment.

Environment committee  As a biologist, and evolutionary biologist for that matter, by training, I would remind folks that over geological time, over evolutionary time, over ecological time, climates change.

Environment committee  My short answer is it depends on the species, and it depends on the communities of species we're talking about. For example, in our aquatic ecosystems, yes, temperatures are incrementally rising, just as they are in terrestrial ones. In the province of Ontario, over the last 80 y

Environment committee  Sure. For example, on the aquatic side, it's quite common for anglers, for fishermen, to distinguish between cold-water species and warm-water species. Salmon and trout are examples of desired cold-water species to go fishing for, and on the warm-water side, bass species. You can

Environment committee  My organization has not directly. But I can tell you this: we would be highly supportive of that type of quantification. Why? Because we're convinced that when we make explicit the direct cost to society of invasives, plus the potential opportunities lost, it will be clear to peo

Environment committee  I can give you two of three. Maybe Rachel can add the third. I've referred to resourcing of implementation of these plans, number one.

Environment committee  Well, jeepers....

Environment committee  I can't give you a dollar figure. I would just refer you to the people who are most familiar with those action plans. I am convinced that the budgets associated with the plans and the elements could be made available to you in short order.

Environment committee  There needs to be a stronger role used by the federal government, given its regulatory and legislative abilities.

Environment committee  Yes, it would be a legitimate area of research to explore. In reference to your previous question on whether we have examples of success stories, we could cite the example of purple loosestrife. Biological control has been successful in solving, in many areas, the purple looses

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. I'll answer your questions, and I'll answer them not only on the basis of my knowledge gained from working for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters for some 24 years now, but also, as Mr. Farrant alluded to at the beginning of his presentation, from