Environment committee  It is pretty clear that, by maintaining the current structure, Canada is not likely to achieve its 2030 objective. It already does not have a good reputation in terms of climate, so I don't think things will improve if it does nothing or does too little. Bill C-12 is a good step

Environment committee  It all hinges on the power that you want to give—and the protected power you want to give—to these people who protect the environment. At the moment, they don't have that power. It's really clear. To meet climate objectives, Canadians have to invest tens of billions of dollars e

Environment committee  Yes, indeed, resources and experts are critical. If you want to guarantee that your climate objectives are met, you need to do a trajectory scenario or at least an assessment of what the options are. For this, you need people who know what they're doing in terms of their resource

Environment committee  The important thing is that recommendations be realistic and based on evidence, scientific or other. In my experience, it is also important to have an engagement with the stakeholders—the public and businesses—that will implement environmental protection measures. When we say th

Environment committee  When it comes to the auditing and monitoring of public policy, it is really important for the individual to have a direct and clear voice in Parliament. In addition, the government must have the obligation to respond to any recommendations or observations. What is more, the comm

Environment committee  Yes, I would just say some things that are missing include expertise and capacity to hire your own staff, the people you need to do your job, and there is no conflict in doing policy and also doing an examination of what's happening.

Environment committee  If it's not the job of the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development to check that Canada meets its climate target, then whose job is it? If that person has made it his or her job, then how come the climate targets are not achieved?

Environment committee  Not being involved in Canadian politics, I cannot answer your question. All I can say here is that from my experience working with other countries, clearly there is an issue with the governance and how the trajectory of emissions is being verified in Canada. My understanding is t

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for having me today. I will pick up where Paul Fauteux left off. I have three points to make. They are all related to climate action. My first point is that it is clear that the governance of climate action in Canada i