Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
First I want to welcome our witnesses.
I was surprised to read that the most recent exhaustive study on Canada's groundwater resources had been published in 1967. Is that correct? I was not yet born then. That gives you an idea of how much we know about groundwater resources.
I would also like to reiterate that the provinces have proprietary rights over the natural resources and that, legally, groundwater regulations come under provincial jurisdiction. For its part, the federal government is responsible for developing knowledge and funding university research.
That said, I want to ask a very basic question. Since the Geological Survey of Canada plays an important role, I would like to know whether its budget has been increased.