Environment committee  As I said in my comments, the question about the definition of “minor works” and “major works” in this, right now, kind of mushy middle, with the act applying to non-scheduled waters in a way that's not clearly defined is a challenge for the municipalities. As I said, we're looki

Environment committee  Thank you very much for having us today. FCM is really pleased to welcome this opportunity to bring Canada's local government voice to your study. As you mentioned, I'm here with Matt Gemmel, policy manager in our policy shop. When we get to questions, he may have some technica

Environment committee  It's a higher percentage, but yes, the idea is accurate.

Environment committee  I'll ask Matt to comment on that, but will say that part of our challenge in harmonization is that we have all the different jurisdictions at the provincial-territorial level. Finding national harmony is a challenge. We've certainly had discussions about how to streamline and mak

Environment committee  Yes, we can do that. There are some really excellent examples, and we'll send some along.