Environment committee  Actually, I'd like to turn it over to Ms. Cosgrove. There is another provision in the bill, part of the full suite of remedial orders that can be made in creative sentencing, that relates to community groups. Ms. Cosgrove would be able to explain that to the committee.

Environment committee  That's an excellent question, Mr. Chairman. It was getting to the next point I would make, which is that this is run by Environment Canada as a very targeted program. Therefore, the amount of the court order is directly tied to the project, down to the dollar. In addition, the de

Environment committee  With respect to the provision in the bill that indicates that a judge may make a recommendation, the purpose for including that was because there have been many cases in which the judges have currently specified where they wanted the funds to go, so we're trying to allow for judg

Environment committee  I'd be happy to explain a little bit about how the EDF is currently managed, as there may be some misunderstanding in that regard, Mr. Chairman.

Environment committee  The EDF is a specified purpose account. It was established for the management of court orders and awards or other financial compensation to Environment Canada for damages to the environment. The sources of the funds that go into the EDF are court orders, i.e. fines, which account

Environment committee  It certainly is in the hands of this committee to determine what the content would be, as to the motions it decides to pass.

Environment committee  Mr. Chairman, we don't have a list in hand corresponding to the definition of the term educational institution. However, we can provide examples from a case study or existing precedents. However, even though there is no definition, the term is open enough for a judge to be able t

Environment committee  Mr. Chairman, I think it would be fair to say that none of the elements of the full suite of sentencing apply in relation to funding for intervenors, so I think that is certainly an accurate point. To my understanding of how this was pulled together, it was to bring all of the

Environment committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman, my conferring with my colleagues has interrupted my train of thought. Could you please repeat the last part of your question?

Environment committee  Mr. Chairman, I think that would be a fair comment.

Environment committee  It would be specific to the establishment of a scholarship. Certainly guidance could be provided by the prosecutor to request that this type of order be made with some specific requests that might relate to the offence at hand. It would allow a flexible regime that could be tailo

Environment committee  It would have to be to an educational institution, so I don't think it could go to employers. There is a separate provision in the full suite on an order of funds to research.

Environment committee  That's not the purpose of this particular provision, because this would go to an educational institution. If this order were made, it would be for funds to go to an educational institution, not to the guild, for example.

Environment committee  I think it would be for an educational institution, so it can't go to a hair salon or to an employer or to a business. It has to go to an educational institution. Mr. Chairman, I believe the member mentioned colleges and perhaps universities. So it could be those types of organiz

Environment committee  Mr. Chairman, this amendment concerns a provision that appears in three current acts. We'd have to go back to the start to see, but at the time Bill C-16—