Environment committee  We've been transparent on our modelling and the assumptions that underlie it, the contributions of both measures in place and planned measures. We will—

Environment committee  As the minister indicated, the modelling that we do, through a transparent process with the provinces and consulting with expert groups, and that we provide in our annual reports that are public, and in reports to the United Nations, includes carbon pricing. It includes the carbo

Environment committee  As the minister indicated, there's a critical role in collaborating with provinces and territories on identifying key ecosystems and their value, and in working collaboratively on regional and strategic assessments, but the act also provides a means for people to request consider

Environment committee  Indeed, Madam Chair, it goes to the question raised by Madam Duncan. The act does provide for the establishment of an office. It specifies not an individual but an office. We do play that role in helping support—

Environment committee  —the development of those strategies, indicators, and measures across government.

Environment committee  Indeed, and I think that is why it has been established in the department. Indeed, the decision to sustain the machinery of government within the act is due to that expertise in sustainable development and certainly in environment and climate change, as we coordinate and support

Environment committee  Well, it puts them in a position of being accountable for what they've committed to. I think that's the point of that regular reporting, of the review by the committee, and ultimately of the authority of Parliament to approve plans and vote the resources to implement them—and of

Environment committee  The implementation of any change in a building code is up to the provinces and territories. But again, the focus is on establishing a code as a floor for energy efficiency improvements. Indeed, there was a commitment to develop a new code for new buildings, for example, by 2022 t

Environment committee  Well, there's a proposal in the pan-Canadian framework that first ministers agreed to for a retrofit code to be developed through a consultative process involving provinces and territories, and then subsequently for it to be implemented by them. Other areas looked at included hom

Environment committee  I'll take that at a high level, and then perhaps turn to Paula. I think it goes to the questions that have been posed with regard to accountability and specificity, with transparency as a key mechanism to enhance it. The higher level purpose and principles in the act are made ma

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  The pan-Canadian framework, which was agreed to by first ministers, does indeed include commitments that both the federal government and provinces and territories agreed to in terms of work to establish a retrofit code, which is then up to each individual province and territory t

Environment committee  That's not my understanding of the approach. Again, the approach is to work with the National Research Council and the federal, provincial and territorial community and stakeholders on establishing a retrofit code, which will then establish a floor for retrofits where they're don

Environment committee  As Paula noted earlier, the cabinet directive applies to all ministers, and through them, to their officials. The Privy Council Office has overall oversight for implementation through memoranda to cabinet and other mechanisms. She spoke to the cross-link at several stages with th

Environment committee  To the specific point you were raising with regard to what is now called Public Services and Procurement Canada, it would address those considerations in terms of their procurement in greening government operations in the context of meeting the objectives of the environment in th