Madam Chairman, I would like to ask the minister to elaborate a little bit on the first responder situation. We had firefighters who did a lobbying tour here just a week ago in which they complained that firefighters in their community were not being property instructed or given the opportunity to acquire the equipment for response in the event of a chemical or biological terrorist attack.
Who is actually responsible for managing that program? Is it the office of critical infrastructure protection and emergency preparedness or Emergency Preparedness Canada? Does the minister see that program being developed all across the country?