I don't think funding levels in Environment Canada ever came back up to where they were before the late 1990s, whereas other departments enjoyed increases. That said, if the department's approach to CEPA is to continue avoiding regulation and to focus on ineffective programs, then yes, it is going to need a whole lot more money. If it chooses to streamline and just get the job done with a more prescriptive and directive approach to the act, then they could realize their gains with less money.
