Madam Chair, I will be sharing some of my time with my colleague, Ed Fast.
I would like to thank the four witnesses. I found your information very valuable. Thank you for all being concerned about the well-being of Canadians to live a safe and healthy life.
I want to go back to Mr. Krewski regarding the water. As a former mayor of the city of Fort St. John, I was very proud of a new system that we put in, bringing the water out of the Peace River and pumping it 20-some kilometres, with the state-of-the-art technology, and highest trained technicians in the province of British Columbia. I was quite interested, and my ears perked up when you mentioned a drinking water safety act.
I was under the impression that most provinces have their own legislation with regard to fresh water within the provinces, and are responsible for the distribution of it, the guidance and overall safety within the province. Why do you think we need a national drinking water safety act?