To add to that, I would also like the committee to consider a note of caution when discussing volunteers. Canada has been very lucky in the past several decades in our domestic response in taking on things like the Manitoba flood or the ice storm or even recent flooding. COVID is probably the most lengthy and enduring crisis response that we've had to deal with in our history when we talk about responses in terms of months, rather than days or weeks.
This is where volunteers can get a little bit touchy. It can become a sensitive issue. We're assuming that volunteers are available for a lengthy duration of time and we're assuming that volunteers will stay and are available. We've been very lucky in some of our major domestic crisis operations that society has been able to step up to volunteer, but we also have to consider if that will be the case in future domestic crises as well.
Thank you.