Environment committee  Fully recovered?

Environment committee  Directly related to SARA, I don't believe there are any.

Environment committee  No. It depends on the threat that faces the species. However, I think, as many members of the committee may be aware, the most prevalent threat, shall we say, that faces most species that are in decline is loss or fragmentation of habitat. But it is not the only threat that faces

Environment committee  When you're thinking about critical habitat and identifying critical habitat, sage grouse is a good example. It was found on both private land and public land. When it was found on public land, it wasn't land that--as John mentioned earlier--had a fence around it. This was actual

Environment committee  There were a number of questions in there. Perhaps I'll start with answering the first one and see if that answers some of the points that you raised. On the caribou, I obviously can't speak too much about the particular court case because it is before the court. However, what I

Environment committee  Certainly the federal government cannot compel Alberta to provide information or make information public, but what we can do—and I think that's what we are trying to accomplish through the recovery strategy—is a national strategy that would inform actions on the ground. I think a

Environment committee  I agree there are not a lot of bilateral agreements under the Species At Risk Act, as was envisioned, but we now have four, and the last time we were in front of this committee there were only three. Recently one with Ontario was signed. The barrier really is about getting thro

Environment committee  I'll take a stab at that. At Environment Canada--or at the other two departments--we don't currently have a study that would definitively answer that question. However, an evaluation of SARA is under way as we speak. We won't have the results of it for a number of months. The

Environment committee  I'll start, but I'm sure my colleagues will jump in. SARA is very clear on the types of information that can be taken into account. In determining recovery objectives, and so on, and the critical habitat in some cases required to achieve those objectives, it is strictly based on

Environment committee  Thank you for that question. First, to be able to deliver on the act you need the people in place who understand what is required. Certainly Environment Canada did have a time when we were staffing, and that does take some time in the public service process. So we now have staff

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. John Moffet and I are pleased to be here representing Environment Canada. And colleagues, as you noted, are here with us from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada Agency. I will provide some opening remarks, which will include a high-

Environment committee  If I may, I will just reflect on one comment that was made. The consideration of socio-economic factors is not done by the minister; it's by Governor in Council. I just want to make sure that is clear. It's not the minister alone who considers that. For compensation, the defini

Environment committee  I would say again that our job as officials is to implement the act we've been given. Timelines are a challenge because there are many obligations that must be met within short periods of time.

Environment committee  I'll try to be very brief. COSEWIC assessments are based on status in Canada, but when they're making that determination, there is some consideration of global status. You can have situations where it's deemed to be of special concern, threatened, or even endangered in Canada and

Environment committee  Yes, absolutely.