Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the very considerable contingent that we have for the expertise it brings to our committee today.
I was thinking about the kinds of things that our government has done in its very young history, right from the Environmental Enforcement Act to the clean air regulatory agenda, the management of contaminated sites, and the unprecedented expansion of Canadian national parks, which in fact represent an unparalleled global carbon sink. There have been many accomplishments and many remarkable environmental achievements over the last few years.
I imagine those have kept you folks all pretty busy, so I want to thank you for your service.
I noticed that in the minister's remarks, there was mention of $25.2 million in the supplementary requests, which is requested in support of regulatory activities under the clean air regulatory agenda. I must confess to not knowing a lot of the details of that particular accomplishment of this government, so I would like to ask some questions. I have the feeling that perhaps Mr. Beale could tell me a bit about the policy considerations here.
Can you tell the committee how the clean air regulatory agenda funding will be used in order to improve the air quality for Canadians?