This was not an audit, but a study. It was intended to complement the science audit.
We've had many questions, including questions from this committee and, for example, from the previous chair, as to how many environmental monitoring systems exist, what they look like, what departments run them, what they do, what they cover, and what geographic areas they have covered.
We went back, and the last time an inventory was done was 20 years ago. We didn't audit whether or not there were duplication and gaps, or how they're run. I think it is important to provide this information to parliamentarians so they can ask how these systems are working and whether there are potential gaps.
We do mention in the study two areas where there are gaps. One is in the north, and that's almost across the board. The second area is biodiversity data, and that would be across the country. On biodiversity data there are important gaps that have been long-standing.