Kirsty Duncan at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to thank you all for your tremendous work in your comprehensive report, for the time you took and your effort and attention to detail.

I believe effective enforcement is essential if environmental legislation is to be complied with. I think there has been criticism from academia, civil society, and the media regarding perhaps the government's unwillingness to crack down on environmental offences. Results matter, rather than just commitment.

I'm wondering what the publicly available information regarding inspections, investigations, prosecutions, and convictions tells us about how the environment is being protected and how damage to the environment is being minimized.