Thank you very much. That is an excellent question.
Of course, Canada is very big. At first sight, if technological standards were to be imposed across Canada, it could cause some difficulties, especially with the ability of our local staff to work with one standard rather than another.
Generally, municipalities will demand more autonomy, of course. They will ask to be able to make choices, including technological choices, which will allow them, for example, to have different suppliers compete so that they get the best price possible for their residents.
I have never been asked that question. The need to impose one standard is not something that has been brought to me either. There would certainly be advantages in proceeding along those lines, but, given the extremely rapid evolution of technology, perhaps it is preferable to give municipalities some room to manoeuvre so that they can choose the technology with which they are comfortable working.