Science and Research committee  The collaboration is key. In my opening remarks, I tried to describe the process. It's been over 20 years of R and D and going from grant to grant. We've been very privileged. In Canada, we have programs like Genome Canada and various programs in Environment and Climate Change Canada that have funded us.

Science and Research committee  It's definitely a very important topic, and I'm glad that you brought it up. I think that education is the key thing that we need to work on. The earlier we start, I think, the better it will be in terms of the long-term impact. I'll give you a couple of examples of the work that we have been doing.

Science and Research committee  Thank you so much. Mr. Chairman and respected MPs, members of the science and technology committee, thank you for providing me this opportunity to speak about the important topic of citizen science. I speak here as the scientific lead of a highly collaborative project called STREAM, which stands for sequencing the rivers for environmental assessment and monitoring.