Environment committee  Yes. Maybe Sarah wants to add a point.

Environment committee  That's correct.

Environment committee  That's correct. The bill proposes that there be an additional fine equal to any benefit or advantage or property gained from the offence.

Environment committee  It is an account that Environment Canada has access to, and the bill still allows the court to make a recommendation. Currently, where they have full discretion, sometimes the court doesn't indicate at all, so Environment Canada officials will look at the nature of the harm that

Environment committee  Correct.

Environment committee  In the case where there is actual harm. Sometimes it might be an exceedance of a bag limit or something like that, in which case there's....

Environment committee  I think the member is demonstrating an understanding of it. When there is a subsequent offence it could be doubled. So the $1 million is a first-time offence, but the bill would allow a doubling of the offence, so you could exceed the $1 million.

Environment committee  If it was a first-time offence, then the aggravating factors would be included within the $1 million.

Environment committee  Another example under the wildlife legislation would be minor exceedance of a bag limit for a migratory bird hunting permit, that sort of thing.

Environment committee  Correct. The bill is indicating that where there's serious harm, then the administrative penalties would not be appropriate.

Environment committee  Yes, we have a number of those. Under other departments, there is the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, which covers the Canada Agricultural Products Act, the Farm Debt Mediation Act, the Feeds Act, the Fertilizer Act, the Health of Animals Act, the

Environment committee  If I may provide a very recent example, the J.D. Irving company was found to be guilty of destroying a large nesting area for herons in the Atlantic region, where it was operating. The court did direct payment to the environmental damages fund so that Bird Studies Canada could do

Environment committee  Environment Canada manages the fund. There are other statutes not under Environment Canada's authority, to which fund payments can also be made. So we coordinate with other departments, notably Transport Canada, and some others.

Environment committee  Yes. Budget 2008 already gives additional resources for managing the fund. The fund is managed in cooperation with other community-based funds, so we are as efficient as possible. Environment Canada has other community-based funds, such as ecoACTION, and it's the same people who

Environment committee  I'll let Sarah answer that, because I'm not sure if we have that detail yet.