Environment committee  We haven't reviewed this aspect since the most recent audit on fossil fuel subsidies. The purpose of that audit was to identify what constitutes inefficient subsidies. We don't know the progress made by the two departments in this area.

Environment committee  Yes, definitely. We are always trying to stay on top of emerging issues, whether they are national or international. With regard to flooding, we did an audit a few years ago of severe weather. We will probably come back to that topic at some point in time in the future. The g

Environment committee  In the government's “Towards Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy”, it does identify which departments and agencies are connected to particular SDGs. The Office of the Auditor General relies on our team for support in both the environment and sustainable development areas, so w

Environment committee  Exactly. The indigenous portfolio is a huge area for our office. Obviously, it intersects with many of the SDGs.

Environment committee  I will turn this question over to Ms. Leach, because she is our senior manager responsible for petitions. One of the incredible value-adds to our petition process is that Canadians can get an answer directly from a minister on the question they ask.

Environment committee  I'm the interim commissioner.

Environment committee  Right now, we're waiting for the appointment of the permanent Auditor General, because the Auditor General appoints the commissioner.

Environment committee  I think you might be referring to the 2017 fall report...? Oh, sorry, it's the SDS chapter. I just got a bit confused there. I was thinking about the climate change mitigation report we did in the fall of 2017. In the SDS chapter, we were talking about the progress report the

Environment committee  Over the last year or two, we've taken a different approach to our examination of the sustainable development strategies. We've been focusing in using the sustainable development goals. In that context, we've been using the FSDS to help identify the departments and agencies that

Environment committee  Indeed, we look at the SDGs broadly in our performance audit selection across the office. That includes the work the Auditor General does, and that gets reported to the public accounts committee. There will be some areas covered by the SDGs that the Auditor General would probably

Environment committee  I will ask my colleague Ms. Leach to answer some of this question, because she was responsible for that audit. I would mention that in the perspective I provided when we tabled our reports at the end of 2019, we talked about policy coherence and the fact that there are two stra

Environment committee  I would refer that question to the department. I can't give you a clear answer on the cost implications. We audited the way that the department was managing the program. At this point in time, I'm not familiar with the cost implications.

Environment committee  You might be referring in part to our recent report on toxics, which I think was in 2018.

Environment committee  We used an example in that report about the focus the department had on dry cleaners, for example. We talked about the need for a risk-based approach to identifying the businesses, the toxics, that the department should be focusing on. I guess I would put my concern this way. I

Environment committee  What we were saying.... We made recommendations that the department adopt a risk-based approach to their enforcement and identification measures.