I know. I'm trying to goad you into more debate here.
The point is that, of course, it's more difficult to measure, but when we make an investment in the resilience of ecosystems and watersheds, there is all sorts of economic activity that will come from that. In the lower Fraser we're talking about salmon habitat and about white sturgeon. There's a massive tourist economy that is based on that. I could go on and on at length in terms of the job creation potential here.
I'm noting the time, Mr. Chair. Maybe we can bring this to a vote. I'm really encouraged by the debate I've heard so far. The work happening in my home province makes me incredibly proud that our provincial government is taking this on.
Like I said at the outset—and I'll end with this—the biggest potential here is to work on the ground, to have boots on the ground to work on issues that matter to communities and to first nations, and to use that as a catalyst for reconciliation and for building relationships that I think we'll see a lot of benefit from in the future.
I think that's the real potential here. We have first nations. We have groups like the B.C. Wildlife Federation, Watershed Watch, the POLIS Project, the B.C. government and local governments. Everyone's coming together—partly in the wake of these devastating events that we've seen—around this idea of restoring and investing in watersheds. I think it would be a real shame if the federal government didn't get behind that and help to amplify that work.
I'll leave it at that, Mr. Chair. I'm really hopeful this motion will pass.