Environment committee  It is important to look at the period that was covered. We were looking at the implementation of the 2013-14 work plans and the development of the 2014-15 work plans. The Auditor General of Alberta was looking at the year prior to that.

Environment committee  It's really important to look at the scope.

Environment committee  Yes, that's correct. Recommendation 1.63 does refer to the information that we put in the chart, exhibit 1.8.

Environment committee  Yes. Forests, and Canada's forests in particular, can flip between being carbon sinks and carbon sources. So yes, by separating the effects of what's called LULUCF—land use, land use change, and forestry—Canadians would have a better understanding of the impact of land use changes on our greenhouse gas emission targets.

Environment committee  I'm trying to get a better answer for you.

Environment committee  Okay, Kim is pointing me to the first paragraph of our chapter 1. The impacts of climate change are impacts that are happening on the ground, and Natural Resources Canada—

Environment committee  Natural Resources Canada released a report very recently on all the various impacts that Canadians are seeing now due to climate change. If we want to reduce the impact of changing climate, one of the biggest things we need to do is reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. The government has indicated that they want to do this.

Environment committee  The Government of Canada set out a target to reduce by 17% their emissions, based on 2005 levels, by 2020. The government will not likely achieve that target, based on data from Environment Canada itself.

Environment committee  There's a common definition out in the public based on the Brundtland Commission report. My description of it is the intersection between a strong economy, a strong society, and a healthy environment. It's the sweet spot in between all three.

Environment committee  It's the intersection of all three things.

Environment committee  In its sustainable development strategies?

Environment committee  I believe each ministry reports—should do it and does do it—in its sustainable development strategies, on its successes in all three areas: environmental, social, and economic.

Environment committee  They include those.

Environment committee  In the beginning, in the introduction, we do mention that climate change is one of the reasons that vessel traffic will likely increase, but we don't go any further than that.

Environment committee  We looked at whether we are prepared for increased navigation in the Arctic and whether we have the aids and charts for navigation and whether we are providing the right level of service to increasing numbers of voyages in the Arctic.