Looking at the Constitution Act and the division of responsibilities, this isn't really a question of pure authority. The authority for emergency management primarily rests with provinces, unless, of course, it's a matter of federal jurisdiction, federal properties, or something in the national interest that transcends provincial borders. So the strategy really is to work with a common interest, with provinces that all recognize the risks that are there, on how we can best work together to provide our combined effort to address these.
Municipalities are not shy in asking for provincial help. We saw floods in British Columbia recently. Provinces are not shy—nor should they be, and we certainly wouldn't want them to be—in seeking federal assistance. That's recognized. It's on that basis that we move forward. We're all looking at the same thing at the end of day, and for the same citizens.