This question is for Mr. Gemmel, through the chair.
I represent a rural community of Haldimand and Norfolk, and my community borders Lake Erie. Every year there are flooding issues from the freeze-and-thaw cycle, and that is a current and also ongoing issue. I am concerned that the federal programs are not sufficient to be accessed by the majority of small, rural and remote communities. It appears there is a lack of accessible funding for communities like mine in the disaster and resilience funding.
You spoke to the $1-million threshold. Can you please comment on what you're hearing from rural municipalities, including any suggestions of resolving such problems like those that exist in my community?