Thank you, Ms. Fraser.
You stated that Environment Canada's program to monitor cumulative impact ended in 2007. No doubt Mr. Boothe will be able to provide us with more details on this issue. In order to evaluate the cumulative impact, we need to gather data and establish the future impacts. We are more or less repeating this whole discussion with respect to the Canadian census.
I am also taking a look at your notes, Mr. Boothe. We can read, as you stated earlier, that “Environment Canada will work with other contributors to the design and implementation of the program”. Federal funding expired in 2007. Perhaps you could provide us with some details about the way that this program ended, about how information can be added year after year, and about the other contributors.
Is your department interested in finding outside sources of money in order to compensate for the financial shortfall of the federal government?