I can take the first stab, if that's okay with the rest of the panel.
There are three very easy recommendations I can highlight right now. They are not within the context of part 7; they are probably more spread out throughout the act, but related to enforcement.
The first one would be to remove the prerequisite of investigation, or prerequisite for a citizen to be able to bring an environmental protection action, which is what I faced in this issue around Volkswagen. The minister has to first launch and then complete an investigation, and then the concerned citizen who wants to bring forward an environmental protection action has to demonstrate that the minister failed to investigate and respond properly. That's a very high threshold and a significant barrier in terms of discouraging people from bringing forward environmental protection actions.
The second one would be to remove the significant harm threshold. In the case that a citizen is able to pass the first bump when it comes to the investigation, as citizens, we still have to prove that there was significant harm to the environment. That language is very difficult and could position any citizen to fail, basically.
The third one would be around cost, to ensure that citizens are not paying costs if they are unsuccessful.
