Environment committee  I'll actually turn that question over to my colleague Mark Cauchi.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Tara Shannon, assistant deputy minister of the Canadian Wildlife Service at Environment and Climate Change Canada. My colleagues and I are happy to meet with the committee today to discuss ECCC's management action plan in response to the commissioner's au

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much. There isn't too much more for me to add, except I note that the budget did identify up to $60 million to support a number of initiatives on farms and agricultural lands, including a reverse auction. A reverse auction is a way for the Government of Canada to

Agriculture committee  I think the question on the reverse auction is for me. The short answer is that the work is still ongoing, so the details still need to be worked out. As with any of the programs described, we're going to need to work with the stakeholders to define that.

Environment committee  Thank you, Deputy Minister. To that I would say that the recovery for species at risk takes some time. Once recovery measures are put in place, we are able to measure those results. In terms of approach, I would highlight that since 2018, in co-operation and coordination with

Environment committee  I was indeed going to highlight the indigenous guardians program. It's been a pilot project, and it was recently re-endorsed through budget 2021. Through that program we provide funding to indigenous communities to support us in our work around both habitat restoration and conser

Environment committee  What I would say is that when we approach the protected areas discussions, we do so in collaboration with provincial and territorial partners, as well as with indigenous partners. We do not use the protected areas to advance or assert rights, but we develop these areas in partner