Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would like to welcome the representatives from FCM as well as from the Red Cross. I would like to commend the Red Cross for all the good work they're doing worldwide and also the importance FCM plays in correlating with different areas of the government.
My constituency is next door to the port and also the border, and I see a lot of traffic moving. When it comes to emergency preparedness, the very first thing we see is that the municipalities are the first responders to a situation. The way I look at it here, because I'm filling in for another member, is that I'm getting conflicting signals here, that all you're looking for is simply recognition, not more than that.
Mr. Burrett had 40 suggestions; I think they're in here. I think we need to have a comprehensive plan--and not only a comprehensive plan, but in fact the resources in place in those municipalities that are, in particular, next door to the border or the ports that are most dangerous. I don't think it should only be a coordination of the recognition, and I'm very surprised that the axiom wasn't even taken into account when we brought this forward.
Do you have any comments about this? How should we put the efforts into this legislation so that it's not only recognition but in fact the resources in place?