Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, folks, for being here. I appreciate it.
As we said at the start, it's not only a little confusing; it's extremely complex. I'll ask this first question of you folks, and the five of you can decide who you think is most appropriate to answer it.
We know that pollution isn't free. We're all paying already. We're already paying millions and millions of dollars due to severe weather damage and mitigation measures. Canadians know this.
Municipalities have a strong role in the fight against climate change, and I think many are doing quite incredible things, such as coming up with rise in sea level policies. As a former municipal councillor, it's important to me that municipalities and jurisdictions without a provincial or territorial pricing plan don't face undue burden from the federal backstop.
For jurisdictions where the backstop applies, besides the low carbon economy fund, what is in place to help take care of municipalities?