Regarding the need for flexibility in small systems, I think we've heard from chiefs, as my colleague said, that whether it's having to meet provincial standards or any other framework, on the ground it doesn't work. You can have met all the criteria and then you end up with a power outage, and the guy who knows how to fix it is not allowed on the property to just reset the power because he doesn't have a certain level of certification, because that requires a written test.... Some of the people we met were encyclopedic in their knowledge of the microbiology and the emergency plan, and they could pass an oral test at any time, but you have these rules that mean that the guy is not allowed to turn the power back on until you get somebody to come from the mainland. And by then you're into a boil water advisory, or you're waiting for the department to approve the new membrane that this fabulous new plant needs in order to do its job, but it's about cost.
So I'm pretty frustrated that we're stuck with this bill when it doesn't look like they have listened to the people on the ground or to the WHO, and are just writing this and then saying “over to you” in terms of liability to chief and council.