I'd first respond to your first point, about it not being a political process.
Our agencies are working in the community, and we do turn to our elected representatives—as does everybody in their riding—for help to understand what is happening. We were not afforded any information on where this decision came from. There was no plan. It was a political decision.
If this government had indications that they were going to do this, they should have communicated that to us a long time ago. This should not have just been thrown at us at the last minute.