Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government is aware of its responsibilities under the Water Strategy. We’ve had recent correspondence from Minister Duncan to that effect. This move by Environment Canada to put all these monitoring stations on hold while they do a review is, I believe, a part of the Deficit Reduction Program that the federal government is undergoing right now. The assumption is that once they’re closed, that they won’t reopen, however, there’s still the faint hope that once the assessment’s over, that some of them will be implemented or started up again. The fact of the matter is, we don’t have enough monitoring right now with everything going flat out. This will be a detriment to the overall work that we’re trying to do through the Water Strategy.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 200-16(6): Federal Funding Cuts To Water Monitoring
In the Legislative Assembly on August 25th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 200-16(6): Federal Funding Cuts To Water Monitoring
Oral Questions
August 24th, 2011
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