Environment committee  Mr. Chairman, I'd be reluctant to talk about my meetings with stakeholders, but I have been meeting, sir, with a wide variety of stakeholders to touch on all areas of the work of the department. Of course, we are continuing to work on both air pollution and greenhouse gas regulat

Environment committee  If you give me a second here, I can....

Environment committee  I'm the fifth.

Environment committee  Yes, on several occasions.

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  If you saw from our response to her report, we agreed with all of her recommendations.

Environment committee  I don't have it in front of me, but as I recall, she commented that, based on the evidence published by Environment Canada, we are not yet on track to meet our 2020 target. Again, I wouldn't want to misquote her.

Environment committee  It is Environment Canada that publishes, and has done so every year since 2011, the emissions outlook, which provides a very detailed analysis, based on our modelling framework, of the impacts of federal and provincial measures that are currently in place. The point of the analys

Environment committee  In my last job, I was the senior associate deputy minister of National Defence for about 17 months. Prior to that I was the deputy secretary of operations—

Environment committee  Thank you. Prior to my appointment at Environment Canada, I was the senior associate deputy minister of National Defence for a period of about 17 months. Prior to that I was the deputy secretary of operations at the Privy Council Office which, as you may know, is responsible for

Environment committee  I did spend four years at the department previously, from 2006 to 2010, so I feel I have a good understanding of the challenges it has, both as an organization and also in terms of supporting the government's environmental agenda. I'm learning certainly, and as I mentioned, I'm

Environment committee  Well, I'm humble by nature, sir, but I think it's important in the international climate negotiations to bear in mind two points. One, it's a public process, a very open process. I think one can appreciate the nature of the process, and it's intended to be very transparent. It al

Environment committee  Climate change is still a major concern for the department and for me, personally. Of course, we are continuing to take part in negotiations to obtain a global agreement in Paris that will promote global progress in fighting climate change.

Environment committee  It was fascinating. It was a very large, very complex conference, and there were major debates as part of the negotiations, which are continuing, to reconcile sustainable development and the dynamics of current economic growth. Personally, I thought it was a great experience, but

Environment committee  Yes.