Environment committee  I would reiterate the very important leadership role of Natural Resources Canada on this particular piece of work contributing to the strengthened climate plan. This is an area, particularly from Environment and Climate Change Canada's perspective, where we are very focused on t

Environment committee  Thank you so much for that question. I think, as Minister Wilkinson indicated in his comments, the amount that you see in supplementary estimates (C) is the first of an injection of resources into the enforcement branch and the enforcement work of Environment and Climate Change

Environment committee  I'll ask Niall O'Dea to comment on what the last year has looked like. As you know, shortly after the agreement was signed, we went into the COVID-19 situation. It's not that it's any type of excuse, but it probably did have an impact in terms of how quickly we were able to move

Environment committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Pauzé. As you know, this is a program that is led out of the Canadian forest service at Natural Resources Canada, and as a consequence, I would much prefer to defer to those colleagues. Of course, they're not here with us today, but it's a very i

Environment committee  Hello, Mr. Chair. It's Christine Hogan here. I'm the deputy minister. I'm happy to help direct some of these questions as they come to us.

Environment committee  I want to thank you very much for posing the question on the southern mountain caribou in British Columbia. It's an important area of focus for Environment and Climate Change Canada, and of course we made some important strides with a new agreement with British Columbia and first

Environment committee  I'll keep my comments brief. We are talking about the supplementary estimates today, which pertain to resource changes and additions. The financing for our operations is not captured in the supplementary estimates, but there is obviously a very significant portion of our depa

Environment committee  Thank you very much for that question. As you know, over the course of the last year, there were some increases in the full-time complement at Environment. We also include in our numbers seasonals and students, and all of these things accumulate to demonstrate an employee count

Environment committee  These were anticipated changes through the influx of resources that were allocated in budgets 2018 and 2019. We manage our growth accordingly, and against results and commitments that are made in the main estimates.

Environment committee  I would just add a few words about the department's scientific program. It's a vast program. We are conducting research into health and the environment, and we are also working closely with Health Canada.