Madam Chair, given that there is recognition that there is a problem at Environment Canada, I asked what new funds the minister would give to correct this.
The monitoring of atmospherically transported chemicals is required under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada. In response to the agreement, Canada and the United States formed the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network, or IADN.
Could the minister tell us what the cuts are to IADN in terms of personnel and money and, most important, whether the Canadian contribution to IADN will continue and if Canada will be able to maintain its commitment to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement?