Environment committee  It is important.... I'd go back to the point that carbon pollution pricing isn't the only tool and there is a strong rationale for complementary measures. That includes regulatory measures in some circumstances, and it could include other types of tools. The government has a rang

Environment committee  That's correct. Again, we're still in the process of intensive engagement with a range of stakeholders, including industrial stakeholders, but there is widespread support for a mechanism that doesn't prescribe necessarily where and how those reductions need to take place. I would

Environment committee  As was noted earlier, there is a lot of consensus around the cost-efficiency and effectiveness of this model, but I take your point that it's important to point to some concrete examples, and there is a lot of evidence for that. We can look at our own country, at British Columbi

Environment committee  I would just add a bit of a broader context. While this is one important tool, there are other funds—including, for example, the low-carbon economy fund—and other types of initiatives that are there to provide that kind of support for municipalities, such as investments related t

Environment committee  Again, I apologize for reiterating the caveat, but I think it's important. There are other people from the department who can give you more detailed answers, and we can follow up, but I think there are two points that I'd flag. One is that every country's emissions change day ove

Environment committee  I can't confirm that currently, but I'm happy to follow up. I know the report you're referring to, but I don't have that number on hand.

Environment committee  My focus, singularly, is on the development of the carbon pollution pricing system. I want to make sure we give you accurate data. We will follow up to confirm. I guess what I would point to is our recent.... We submit reports to the UNFCCC—national communications in a biennial

Environment committee  When it comes to making sure you have the right figures, I want to make sure the right people provide that information, but I think there are two different things here. What I'm referring to is the projected emissions trajectory from the prior report. As you may be aware, year ov

Environment committee  Not that I'm aware of.

Environment committee  Not that I'm aware of, but again, I would just caveat that this is beyond my general scope of expertise.

Environment committee  Again, I'm not your number one numbers person on the overarching projections, but I think it's just what I was pointing to before. What's not reflected in those numbers is the additional measures that are expected to occur, out to 2030—municipal, provincial, federal, investments

Environment committee  I would point back to—and I won't be able to quote it verbatim.... This approach came out of a lot of engagement, not only with provinces and territories, but with a whole range of stakeholders, indigenous communities, industry and the Canadian public. The broad pan-Canadian ap

Environment committee  That's right.

Environment committee  Thank you for that question. I am mindful of time limits, but I'll start with just the broad question that you raise. I guess I'll just preface this by saying that obviously this is not a new tool. This is a well-established tool that's been in place—by many metrics, successful

Environment committee  Thank you. My understanding is that the answer to that question is yes. We don't have the folks at the table who are able to speak to that specifically from our enforcement branch, but we can follow up.