We looked at long-term drinking water quality advisories during our audit, but there are also short-term advisories on drinking water quality. A long-term advisory is for a period of time of over 365 days. We did, however, see short-term advisories for periods close to 300 days.
We really want to see the government find a long-term solution, rather than pushing the problem back and resorting to stopgap measures. Yes, you do need financing, but you also need a legislative framework. There is an act, but not the supporting regulations. The regulations offer safeguards and measures to bring about real change and enforcement of the act. The regulations are the missing piece.
We saw that long-term plans have been drawn up, but they have been pushed back in order to go ahead with the construction of new water treatment plants. Some plans have been deferred to 2024-25. In some cases, measures have been taken, but in others, there is no long-term plan. We really need an across-the-board solution.