Mr. Speaker, my thoughts, and everyone's in this House, remain with the people of British Columbia.
As a result of the recent floods, we approved a request for federal assistance, and over 500 members of the Canadian Armed Forces are on the ground and will remain there as long as needed, with reinforcements at the ready. We will do more to mitigate the damage from these natural disasters and move forward on a low-cost national flood insurance program.
We will be there with the people of British Columbia every step of the way as they clean up, as they recover and as we all rebuild together.