Thank you for the question.
I think we have touched on some of these issues in the course of our discussions this afternoon. It's imperative that the nation understand how we do these allocations among all the things we need water for. Again, that's for humans, for the environment, for energy production, for food production and for economic growth, so guidance there, I think, is very important.
I think there's a real role in ensuring that each province has adequate flood protection. There's a role there in ensuring that each province has adequate water quality protection and adequate groundwater protection. There were further issues that came up earlier with respect to transboundary issues, so there's a clear role for a water agency there.
I want to draw a parallel to what's happening in the United States. Take California, for example. California is running out of groundwater, and the reason is that it grows food for the entire nation. Within the United States, California water security is viewed as a California problem, even though it grows food for the entire nation.
When we look at our food-producing regions in Canada, we need to make sure that if we want to keep those food-producing regions there, they have adequate water supply, and that may require a national level—I don't know if we call it oversight, or policy, or planning.
Those are just some examples.