Fisheries committee  What I referred to is that the Species at Risk Act does mention that when the minister finds there's an imminent threat and he feels there are no measures to address that imminent threat, he has to recommend to cabinet an emergency order, and then cabinet has to decide. That's

Fisheries committee  I'm not stopped; it's just the government process to have the full authority, and right now I don't have the authority to share where each dollar is going.

Fisheries committee  I don't see any barriers. We've acted on many things since several years ago. They're just additional measures that are done, but I don't see any barriers being put to the department to act.

Fisheries committee  Those actions are either completely new or built on previous actions. The details for the funding on each of these actions will come later, and will be announced by government when they will be ready.

Fisheries committee  We billed a proposal to the government, and they approved it. After that we worked out the details with central agencies such as Treasury Board and the Department of Finance. The details will be announced for each initiative in the near future.

Fisheries committee  What was announced by the minister yesterday is the comprehensive list of activities that are supported by the decision.

Fisheries committee  Sure.

Fisheries committee  We have a plan that we cannot share right now, but we have a plan to use the money over the next five years to support that, and it's based on the priorities and the research that we've done.

Fisheries committee  It's because I don't have the authority to share that plan at the moment.

Fisheries committee  The chinook is not listed under a species at risk, so there's no action plan. It's because it's not listed.

Fisheries committee  We have a fisheries management plan for chinook that Mr. Burns can refer to.

Fisheries committee  I was telling your colleague earlier about the importance it has for the B.C. population and the importance is has also for indigenous people. Each of those southern resident killer whales is followed electronically by residents, so the value in the eyes of Canadians and indigeno

Fisheries committee  No, we didn't feel threatened by Ecojustice or by any other group. They did send some letters, as many people send letters. The killer whale is one of the items the department receives letters on—from schools, individuals, MPs and members of legislative assemblies.

Fisheries committee  A lot of people write about killer whales.

Fisheries committee  Yes, that's the case, but decreasing since the 1970s—