That's a great question. I know it's a question that perturbs people across the country. I don't know if I have an answer for that. It requires partners across the border to understand mutual benefit, I suppose. It requires the right arguments. It requires the right politics. It's a political decision, essentially, of who to protect and if they don't....
The Abbotsford floods were caused by the Nooksack River overflowing its banks. My understanding is that Washington state did some work to widen the banks south of the border, which actually funnelled water north of the border—I'm not clear on this. Unless we can communicate with them clearly and get them to understand risk....
Water doesn't respect borders. Political borders are completely moot to water. I think this is a lesson across Canada, too.
I don't have a good answer to your question, sir. I'm sorry.