Yes. I don't think it's the place of university scientists to run long-term monitoring programs. They're not any more suitable for a succession of graduate students to do than a succession of consultants. You really need long-term expertise. Environment Canada is very good at doing it. They have a long history of expert monitoring, and they're the agency best suited to do it.
What I'm suggesting is that perhaps some university and other scientists be in an oversight role to ensure that the results are reported to the public, but that Environment Canada is the agency best suited to do the program.