Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for Mr. Jones again.
Mr. Jones, help me understand the information here. Just to be clear, I'm very much in support of a region-specific, sustainable seal harvest. I feel like we've received ample information to support a move for region-specific, sustainable seal harvesting already to date. What I am trying to understand, though, is that we are hearing that there is pressure for this to happen immediately and that this needs to be timely.
I'm also hearing that we don't have the infrastructure in place, that we don't have the market in place and that we need to have an international market for this to be successful. If we truly want to move forward with a sustainable seal harvest—not a cull, which, as I'm being told over and over, is not what we're pushing for—what do we need to know as a committee?
I'm hoping to get, at the end of this, sound recommendations to provide to the government on the best next steps in a timely, clear manner. Any information that you can provide today will help us to be able to have those clear recommendations and be able support a move in the right direction.
Can you share your thoughts around that?