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

Environment committee  Right. I ask you that because I know that studies are being done in the forestry sector about carbon sequestration and capture from the perspective of climate change. In the medium and long term, the forest would sequester more carbon than we think within the soil. So the impact

Environment committee   at the disappearance of groundwater around the world is one that really points to a need for joint surface and groundwater management and for using groundwater far more efficiently. I think that within Canada we will see increasing demand for groundwater because of climate change, because

Environment committee   distribution of this important resource. Reservoirs are used as a key climate change adaptation and mitigation measure to protect and control water supply of high variability. Every day, we see the importance of collaboration, coordination and proactive planning among all partners when

Environment committee   is subject to numerous pressures, such as increased pumping, urban sprawl, agricultural intensification and climate change. These pressures can lead to drops in groundwater levels, the drying up of watercourses and wetlands in summer, and a decline in groundwater quality. We are only just

Environment committee   25 years of experience with these data. Our research has shown that, globally, freshwater availability has changed dramatically over the last 22 years. It is literally shrinking in the face of climate change and a growing population. In fact, the fresh water that runs off

Environment committee   to in order to adapt to the stresses that climate change puts on our fresh water moving forward. Thank you.