Environment committee  I was involved in a subprogram of that granting program whereby the federal government made a large grant to be administered by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, when the attempt was made to share some of that money with smaller land trusts across the country. So I was on a small

Environment committee  Can I comment on that?

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, I think if you want the national conservation plan to focus on urban centres, as I've heard committee members say and have read in testimony, challenging Canada's cities to be the greenest city by 2020 would be a good challenge to put out there a

Environment committee  Yes, I think I could probably give you a few, but I'll try to limit myself. WWF had a very successful endangered spaces campaign, and we worked together with governments from all levels to increase the amount of protected areas in Canada. I think the factors in that successful m

Environment committee  Thank you for your question. I would say we should definitely reach even higher. Those are minimum standards. We're legally bound to accept them. Canada's a wealthy nation. We can and should do better. We're wealthy in terms of money, in terms of people, but also in terms of our

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. WWF Canada appreciates the invitation to appear before your committee. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. As one of Canada's oldest and largest conserva