Finance committee  The Nature Conservancy of Canada works with a scientific base. They do an evaluation of what the eco-sensitive areas within Canada are and where there are priorities for them to acquire land or some interest in land. They would then purchase or get an easement from a landowner, and then protect and conserve the ecological integrity of that land.

Finance committee  Good morning. I'm Mary Taylor. I'm the director of habitat conservation management with the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.