I think that was one of the major strengths of the environmental commissioner here in Ontario. Again, you're not just looking backwards or retrospectively. You're trying to identify where we need to go. For example, in 2009, the environmental commissioner was given the additional duty, by the legislature, to review and report upon energy conservation, climate change, mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, etc. Armed with that new mandate, I think the environmental commissioner did a great job in identifying the types of policies, programs, etc., that need to be in place if we're serious about addressing, mitigating or adapting to climate change. That's a good, positive example of where putting that kind of mandate into law really resulted in some excellent work on behalf of the environmental commissioner, in terms of bringing not only the government, but also the public along in terms of the things that need to be done.
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