Environment committee  I'll actually have to get back to you on that. I noticed the map when I was flying in last night, and I saw the indication of that, but I can't answer the question. We'll get back to you on that.

Environment committee  No, if I'd thought of that, I would have asked somebody.

Environment committee  I don't have the exact information on that, but it's 600-odd metres below the surface. It is, I believe, a couple of kilometres from the lake. We've undertaken a review, and we've provided our information to the Canadian nuclear safety agency. From our perspective, we don't see

Environment committee  That's beyond my expertise.

Environment committee  That's beyond our mandate and our area of expertise to discuss today.

Environment committee  Patrice is probably a better person to answer this question, but I will say that we see water clarity improve, basically because they're out-competing the native species in the watershed. As a result of that, you have the excrement, I guess, from these zebra and quagga mussels, w

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  I guess the biggest challenge we have in the Great Lakes would be the issues around invasive species and how we respond to that. We talked about algae blooms earlier. You can look at the indices and say that it's a glass half full or half empty, but quagga mussels and zebra musse

Environment committee  I think probably the data I provided is the most current data I have at my disposal today, Mr. Chair, but we could provide the committee with additional information to help address that question for you.

Environment committee  Actually, it's a very unique and interesting approach. There's a development angle to it. Urban sprawl is obviously an issue in the Great Lakes. This initiative looks at creating a bank of improved habitat in the areas around the greater Toronto area that can be used to offset so

Environment committee  All of our work related to area concerns is a very cooperative venture. We work hand in hand with Environment Canada and obviously with our domestic partners such as Ontario under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Our department is involved in this work. We have a support

Environment committee  As I said, that $1.3 million was the money that was invested in the Great Lakes basin. There were a number of projects. I don't know, Trevor, if you have some specifics on the program as it relates to the specifics in community groups.

Environment committee  Good afternoon and thank you for providing Fisheries and Oceans the opportunity to speak to the committee on the water quality issues of the Great Lakes basin. I am Dave Burden, the regional director general for the department's central and Arctic region, which includes the Grea