Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. Mr. Glover, thank you for the evaluation report. We had been waiting for it for over seven years, ever since the vote on the CEPA was held.
While reading over your report quickly, I was struck by the difficulty departments have hearing each other and speaking to each other. I will give you one example. Recommendation 1 by the consulting firm you engaged states “[...]Improving the interdepartmental management of CEPA across Health Canada and Environment Canada [...] A little further, it states “[...] makes it very difficult to determine overall CEPA's achievements because of overlaps and gaps in the individual reports.”
So your consulting firm is telling us today that it is almost impossible to determine whether CEPA has been successful or not, because of the gaps and overlap among departments.
My question could also be directed to Mr. Moffat. I would like you to tell us specifically what, in your opinion, are the gaps observed in the reports you are required to submit. Where is the overlap among departments? This is important. Within the framework of the legislation, departments have to communicate. Could you tell us about some of the gaps in the individual reports, as well as some of the overlaps you have observed between your two departments.