Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We know that four departments are concerned. I know that's in clause 3 of the bill. They are the Department of Environment, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
The strategy outlined in clause 3 calls for new investment, the identification of properties and infrastructure at risk, the establishment of a national co-operative system and the creation of a national hydrological forecasting service.
That's what I want to focus on. Why not first review the entire Meteorological Service of Canada? Why create another structure? Is there some benefit to creating another structure rather than bringing the representatives concerned to the same table to review ways to provide the service?