Environment committee   you're right to recognize that this is how you get to water solutions. You have issues like climate change that feel like a national or broad problem, but it shows up in the water—and in very specific ways. We talked a lot in today's panel about technology. Well, technology is often

Environment committee   contaminants. It's already in evidence. We are familiar with climate change problems and everything that stems from them. What's going to be important is the framework for the diverse strategies introduced and the various resources that will be devoted to water protection.

Environment committee   of technological solutions, because freshwater protection issues are constantly changing, requiring innovative solutions. A few examples are contamination, pollution, climate change and resource use. Traditional methods will likely no longer be enough to address these issues. It’s therefore

Environment committee   development, infrastructure planning and climate change. Second, water technology must be embedded in federal freshwater discussions, including the Canada water agency and the freshwater action plan. Canada's established strength in applied water research and technology development

Environment committee   on the drought and flood control that can emerge from this, I think that investment towards adaptation and resiliency to climate change is one of the best things we could be doing, particularly in prairie Canada, on that privately owned farm landscape. Combine that with, of course, the yield

Environment committee  Okay. Maybe I should put it this way. The different levels of government have all sorts of carbon emissions goals and carbon reduction goals. Is the sequestration of carbon in the soil counted in any way in our climate change goals or emissions reduction targets that you're

Environment committee   resilience under climate change. Groundwater can buffer climate extremes and is therefore the most reliable source of fresh water for drinking water, sanitation and agriculture. Freshwater and ecosystem sustainability is ultimately linked to both groundwater quantity and quality issues

Environment committee  There are several federal departments where we touch. One is DFO. We speak with them with respect to how we maintain and operate our works, as well as how we run the water on- and off-season. We also touch, of course, with Environment and Climate Change Canada when it comes

Environment committee   has questioned our ability to ban those. In fact, one Conservative member from Ontario called the ban an “evil trick” by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. We've had members in this committee also question the legitimacy of a plastics ban. I'd note that earlier

Environment committee  Thank you very much for that question. We do believe that we have a strong role to play in climate change adaptation. As pointed out, there will be increased variability and there will be more severe weather events. The ability to capture the water when it comes earlier

Environment committee  For my next question, you are undoubtedly going to see me coming. I assume that as part of your job, you are constantly looking for funding, like everybody in academia. Is there funding from the Department of Environment and Climate Change precisely for the type of research you

Environment committee   it comes, because climate change will result in greater climate variability.

Environment committee  That's right. The study you're referring to, I think, is the one that came out two weeks ago from Yale University and Environment and Climate Change Canada. It pointed out that there had been monitoring only on a section of potential air pollutants and we had not been looking

Environment committee  I would like you to tell me in a bit more detail about the direct impact of climate change on groundwater. Might it increase the concentration of contaminants?

Environment committee  That is a good question. It is probably true in some cases. The impact of climate change on groundwater is felt mainly when it comes to replenishment. We are having shorter winters, less snow melt in the spring and lower levels the following summer. That can all have effects