Environment committee  This is scientific work on fish habitat. Separately, of course, we are undertaking remediation activities, in particular, in Hamilton harbour. The government made an announcement of $46.3 million, working in partnership with the province, U.S. Steel and others, to build an effect

Environment committee  As part of the federal sustainable development strategy, there is a greening government dimension to that which includes rules for both new builds and for retrofits which meet different LEED standards.

Environment committee  As you may know, the federal sustainable development strategy, which was created by an act of Parliament, does have considerable public engagement, and both parliamentary and external oversight. The Commission on Sustainable Development reviews our plans and comments on them. Of

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. The Great Lakes is one of the ecosystem priorities under the department. We invest a whole range of both financial resources and scientific effort to improve the water quality in the Great Lakes. Specifically, we're transferring funds to DFO to undert

Environment committee  Yes. Certainly, under our agreement with the United States, we're both working to retire areas of concern. We've made progress in that regard, and the work we're doing in Hamilton harbour represents one of the most significant areas of current activity.

Environment committee  Well, U.S. Steel, which is the successor of—

Environment committee  —Stelco, is a partner in that. They're providing steel actually to support the construction of the berms in the containment area that will ultimately be built.

Environment committee  The habitat stewardship program was an existing program that was put in place to help implement recovery actions and habitat restoration in support of the Species at Risk Act. We have expanded that program and, as I mentioned, created a new stream of activity to really be prevent

Environment committee  Certainly. There is a statute called the Public Servants Inventions Act. Under that act we may issue a financial award to public servants who have created an invention that has been commercialized. Annually we receive an amount equal to the revenue that arises from the licensin

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, if approved, we will receive funding of $800,000 for very specific activities. As you suggested, genomics provides a new tool that is potentially extremely significant to some of the work we do. To give you an example, we currently use genomic

Environment committee  This is, of course, part of a broader initiative. We do look to work with other university partners where they may have the capabilities. The reality is, though, that Environment Canada as an environmental science performer is certainly one of the leading institutions in the coun

Environment committee  You're absolutely correct, Mr. McKay, my mistake.

Environment committee  As you have seen there are a series of specific programs, specific activities, for which we are seeking funding.

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  That's not my understanding. It's the case that we are developing far more sophisticated tools that reflect the progress in our understanding of the global climate system. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and that is a function of the phenomenon of climate chang