I appreciate the comments from our colleagues. I would suggest that if there is an opportunity for us to be part of the ministerial committee, or.... You have to see it first-hand—the families that have been evacuated. In my own family, my mother was evacuated with only minutes to spare, through flames. My in-laws, friends, and family—it's unbelievable. The devastation is.... It's going to take a long time.
The support of our parliamentary colleagues, whether it's this committee or other committees.... This is something we need to take leadership on. The environment committee should be thinking of this. Other committees should be taking a look at it, because what happens in B.C.—our fire season that happened here—could happen anywhere. We need to be looking at how we can try to piece people's lives back together today, but also how we can mitigate these incredible events for communities as we move forward.
We had Fort McMurray the year before, and we had B.C. this year. It's unbelievable. Whether it's the flooding that took place in Quebec or the wildfires in B.C., this is not a good year. As leaders and parliamentarians, we should be doing whatever we can to study these impacts and try to find ways to save or protect our communities and families.