Environment committee  Well, one part of new and adventuresome is the cost funding in the legislation. That clearly is new and cutting-edge. The reverse of that, which is to use cost awards in proceedings before tribunals and courts has been used punitively, in my opinion, in Ontario. It becomes puniti

Environment committee  Oh, it's very important, because it's becoming very dominant in my day-to-day activity.

Environment committee  I'd give it a nine out of ten.

Environment committee  It's a pleasure, Mr. Chairman, to be here. In fact, I'm really pleased to appear before this committee, because the Canadian environmental bill of rights reflects many of the experiences we're had in Ontario with our Environmental Bill of Rights. As the Environmental Commissione