That a program had been established at the time is a bit of a tacit admission.
As the committee members will see, experts are more or less unanimous that there is currently significant shoreline erosion. The fact that the water level was increased and maintained artificially will definitely lead to erosion. What we need to know is how much shoreline erosion there will be as a result.
I think the program was terminated when budgetary belt-tightening was required. I believe that Mr. Chrétien was the prime minister at the time.
I think people are just putting things off. Eventually, something will have to be done. It's going to be extremely expensive, because damage caused by shoreline erosion is even worse today.