First, I'll outline where we're starting from.
We, as a university group, hosted a meeting of the 13 provincial and territorial flood forecasters with the federal government to explore capabilities. They had never met each other before. That's where we're at right now. We have 13 different wheels being built independently. That coordination, the community of practice, is an immediate win on this to trade best practices and say, “Hey, this worked in Manitoba. Try it in New Brunswick.”
The second point is that the federal government does not do flood forecasting. It does weather forecasting, but its models could be deployed for flood forecasting capabilities. It has not done so, so as not to tread on the provincial responsibilities under the Canadian Constitution, which are for water management and emergency aspects. That's why a bill is required to bring people together.
I think there's reluctance to put out a federal flood forecast like the U.S. would do, because it would tread on these provincial responsibilities and cause confusion. That's why it has to be a co-operative national system.