Environment committee  We started that process two years ago, so we're well advanced with it. We've done our analysis and have implemented inspections on the basis of that analysis, which will allow us to field test what is really going on and continually modify those models that we've built, so that we're always targeting the worst forms of environmental non-compliance.

Environment committee  I would think so, yes. The commissioner of the environment and sustainable development has audited us, and will again in the future, I'm sure, and that provides strong oversight that we respond to directly.

Environment committee  Right. The two most recent audits were on CEPA enforcement itself, as well as some of the enforcement that we do under the Fisheries Act with respect to mining in particular. The recommendations from those audits were remarkably similar, that we needed to put in place a strong, risk-based prioritization process, as well as a policy on reinspection, to make sure that when we do undertake enforcement actions, we go back to verify compliance.

Environment committee  I can speak to that, and perhaps turn it to my colleague, Donald, if he has anything to add.

Environment committee  I'll just talk until someone tells me to stop. We have extensive interactions with provincial and territorial enforcement organizations at the officer level, and that is really well functioning. At the higher levels, the chief enforcement office, for instance, we held a working group session of all her counterparts over the last year to talk about joint planning, resource efficiency, etc.

Environment committee  We had all the necessary resources to complete a thorough and comprehensive investigation and to subsequently make a recommendation to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

Environment committee  I know of no irregularities or impositions.

Environment committee  We're aware of all the recommendations that were made by this committee, and then there was the report that responded to those recommendations, noting in particular that many of them would involve a fairly fundamental change to how we enforce and work under CEPA. Those recommendations are being considered under a broader review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that was launched just recently and is being considered as part of a comprehensive set of recommendations that were made at that time.

Environment committee  My role was executive director of environmental enforcement at the time. I wasn't directly involved in the case. There were officers assigned to work the case in the Ontario region. There were supporting people from the lab that did testing of the engines, and so forth. My role, as an executive, was supervising the officers who were actually conducting the investigation.

Environment committee  That would be fair to say, yes.

Environment committee  My role was to ensure that the investigating officers had the support they needed to conduct the investigation, so I was aware of the investigation as it moved through the steps. I made connections with laboratory services, and made sure those resources were available at the time.