Mr. Speaker, most of the ozone scientists have received workforce adjustment letters, and these letters have not been rescinded. If the parliamentary secretary is as committed to monitoring ozone as she says, then why has nothing been done about this deplorable situation?
My 10th question is this: do Brewers and ozonesondes perform the same task--that is, is there duplication in the system, yes or no?
I remind the parliamentary secretary of the briefing note approved by the assistant deputy minister, which stated:
These methods measure different characteristics of the atmosphere and thus complement, but do not duplicate each other.
I also remind her of Environment Canada's presentation in May 2011, which stated:
Balloonsonde networks provide critical high-resolution vertical profiles of ozone...and need to be maintained and expanded.
Therefore, my 11th and last question is this: why in May were ozonesondes critical and in fact believed to be in need of being expanded, and not so in August? What changed?