Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In doing that, we have a regulatory responsibility, including as it relates to waste water. We also work with the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, which has program resources to help build the capacity for communities to better manage the environmental risks that ma

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We would work with specific communities in terms of the challenges they may face, whether there is a capacity issue, whether there's a regulatory question, whether there's a specific pollution risk. Through that engagement, we use both our regulatory capacity and our scientific c

Environment committee  There was one specific commitment made in budget 2016. It was $197.1 million over five years for Fisheries and Oceans to increase ocean and freshwater science monitoring, and research overall.

Environment committee  There is an existing program.

Environment committee  The answer to both questions is no.

Environment committee  The GEMS program is run by UNEP. We remain a part of it. We contribute science in support of the GEMS program. Previously, we were actually the host of the GEMS program. We are not renewing that. That was a decision taken some years ago. Specifically on environmental emergencies

Environment committee  Analytically, it is possible to do an analysis of downstream—

Environment committee  It is possible—

Environment committee  —to do an analysis of downstream emissions, but it is very challenging. Even in the upstream emissions methodology that we've published, we described some of what have become qualitative issues that relate to alternative sources.

Environment committee  Yes, as the minister has said, the program has been renewed for funding through 2019, and there were additional funds committed in budget 2016 in order to continue to reduce the overall inventory of federal contaminated sites.

Environment committee  I think the question may relate to budget 2012 reductions that were made across the government in order to help the government achieve its deficit reduction goals. The core monitoring programs of the Department of Environment and Climate Change were not affected.

Environment committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. There was a specific commitment in budget 2016 to renew funding for one year for Lake Erie.

Environment committee  We are fully committed to implementing the law and doing so in a timely and effective manner. I think one of the challenges in developing recovery documents is that we need to engage stakeholders in great detail, both as we continue to enhance our scientific understanding that su

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. On December 23, 2014, we published a three-year recovery document posting plan on the species-at-risk public registry. That outlined our plan to complete the overdue recovery documents. Parks Canada Agency has also published the anticipated date for d

Environment committee  Yes. In 2014-15 we posted recovery documents for 63 species, the most in any fiscal year to date. Under our plan in the current fiscal year we've committed to post recovery documents for 71 additional species. As of April 7, 2015, we have posted recovery strategies or management