When I looked at the briefs submitted on the Canada Water Agency, I saw a difference between Quebec's position and that of the rest of Canada as to the powers that should be given to the agency. It was quite clear that there are concerns on the Quebec side.
However, that is not a major concern for us at the moment. Since the federal government has more of an arms-length perspective, it could actually take on a unifying and facilitating role, without getting involved in the nitty-gritty of the work being carried out on the ground. What's more, because it can issue calls for projects and provide funding programs to stakeholders working on the ground, it would encourage innovation. That's something we mustn't lose sight of.
We should not necessarily rely on the institutions that are already set up in the provinces, because they are often caught up in their own way of doing things.