I think most of the members of the SARA Committee would agree that Environment Canada simply does not have the resources. And probably within Environment Canada it is not seen as the highest priority. You had mentioned at the beginning of this session that there are issues around climate and issues around toxics. My experience over 25 years tells me that Mother Nature always takes a second step to Doctor Death.
So pollution is easy to fix. We think technology will fix everything, but when it comes to ecosystem services, biodiversity, and nature, they always gets short shrift. That's my personal opinion, not the SARA Committee's opinion, and I apologize for that. But maybe everybody agrees with me.
So it's not a lack of political will, I don't think. I think it's a lack of resources. The political part would be the lack of resources for the entire Department of the Environment for all issues. They're dealing with life on the planet, right? Yet they are the third smallest department in the Government of Canada.