Thank you, Madam Chair. This division, recently the name was changed to "wildlife and fish" to reflect the fact that we have fisheries responsibilities at ENR. We have an MOU with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for enforcement of their freshwater sport-fishing regulations; we also have the Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program; one of the three valued ecosystem components that we do a bunch of research on at the department and work with partners on is fish; and our waters group, as well, works with communities on fish monitoring. We wanted to reflect that we do work on fish, and it was determined that naming this division "wildlife and fish" would show that. It's consistent with many other jurisdictions across Canada that have fish and wildlife divisions within their environment department. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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