Public Accounts committee  I have to confess that I'm not specifically familiar with the OECD report you're referring to, but as you know, putting a price on pollution is one of the foundational building blocks of Canada's climate plan, and we have laid out a trajectory through to 2030. That will take us t

Public Accounts committee  I would ask if you could just repeat the question. I'm not sure I fully—

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, the Bay du Nord project is one that I'm familiar with. It's somewhat outside the scope of our discussion here today. We'd be happy to come back and talk about those issues.

Public Accounts committee  In my opening comments and subsequent questions, I hope I did underscore again that the Environment and Climate Change Canada modelling that is referenced in the commissioner's report is, of course, a set of policies and measures that are contained in the strengthened climate pla

Public Accounts committee  No, to my knowledge, we have not.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I would respond again by talking about the fact that—

Public Accounts committee  I'm trying to make sure I understand the question. I think that the modelling effort incorporates all of those elements to the extent that we have that information. It pulls on a number of inputs. It has to deal with policies that we know of, whether they are at the federal lev

Public Accounts committee  Derek, do you have anything you want to add? I think it's a pretty specific and important question.

Public Accounts committee  I would comment that ultimately, yes, these are approved as Government of Canada documents and plans. I think the specific work that happens on the modelling and the individual data that's collected is typically handled at the officials level.

Public Accounts committee  This is a Government of Canada document released by Environment and Climate Change Canada but obviously reflecting the whole-of-government approach and strategy for climate change. In short, it is referred to as the “strengthened climate plan”.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I would simply say that this is consistent with most or all government plans that you see released publicly in this way. They are a function of considerable policy work and decision-making and, ultimately, the decision of the Government of Canada and the Minister of En

Public Accounts committee  I can make an attempt, Mr. Chair. The strengthened climate plan and the emissions reduction plan that followed suit in March are extremely comprehensive. They cover a multitude of sectors of the economy and, therefore, are products of a lot of detailed work done internally withi

Public Accounts committee  I want to thank you for that question. I would like to start by reassuring people that Environment and Climate Change Canada's modelling processes are robust and reliable, and they're in line with international guidelines and standards. In the emission modelling of Canada's cl

Public Accounts committee  I'm going to invite my colleague, the director general of our economic analysis directorate, to comment and respond to that specific question.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. On this issue, I think the commitment that Canada has made around eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies has been well communicated, with the phase-out next year, in 2023, as you mentioned, and we are working towards that end.