It might be difficult to adapt that act to very large urban centres, but they must definitely be protected. As regards watershed management, we see that there is a shortage of wetlands in many areas, whereas wetlands help maintain water quality and recharge the water table. Water filtered by wetlands seeps into the water table and supplies many municipalities.
Some municipalities in the Eastern Townships were short of water two years ago when the water table ran dry. Was there a connection with wetlands?
As Ms. Blais mentioned, New York City's drinking water is supplied by the Catskill Mountains, which are situated 200 km or 300 km from the city. That place is known for the quality of the water it provides to New York. I think many major urban centres could protect their large natural filtering watersheds in order to supply themselves because most of the water in cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver is highly polluted.