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Public Accounts committee  I would say that the work that has been under way to address the issues that are addressed in the audit is multi-faceted. We have established a governance structure pursuant to suggestions that have been made at both the director general level and the director level, in order to

June 7th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for the question. As I mentioned in my opening statement, we accept the recommendations of the commissioner and welcome the analysis being done for this important evolving area of policy. The specific recommendations of the task force on coal are

June 7th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Public Accounts committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chair, but I'm not sure I heard the beginning of the question.

June 7th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Public Accounts committee  The government is obviously very conscious of rising prices and affordability, generally. The process with respect to net zero and a just transition is one that will evolve over time, in part based on the circumstances we are dealing with. Those sorts of supports—again, my collea

June 7th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for this opportunity. I'd like to begin by recognizing that we're meeting today on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples. I'd also like to thank the commissioner of the environment and sustaina

June 7th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. The fund is intended to focus on emissions, and very significant reductions of emissions, which are what we are most concerned about when it comes to contributing to greenhouse gas challenges overall. Our climate approach has been to focus o

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  I'll turn to my colleague Monsieur Labelle.

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for your question. The emissions reduction plan that was announced earlier this year sets out in detail the steps that we will take in order to meet the objectives that have been identified by the government. It provides as detailed a plan as exists internat

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  Each country is going to have to contribute to the overall measures that are going to be possible in order to achieve the objectives that we have set collectively. Our emissions reduction plan contains in detail—

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  I think it's been broadly recognized that climate capture and storage is an important aspect of an overall climate plan.

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  I am aware that there are a number of studies that suggest a variety of different outcomes with respect to carbon capture and storage. This is, however, a matter that continues to evolve as an area of technology. It is going to be a critical aspect of our overall approach as we a

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. As I mentioned, part of that funding does relate to indigenous reconciliation. A substantial amount will relate to infrastructure spending, as access to the areas where these minerals will be developed is of real importance. In terms of rese

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  It's a very important part of our overall policy suite that we look at the development of not only the resources that exist in Canada but also the people. That is critically important with respect to our relationship with the indigenous communities. Youth training is obviously

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford

Natural Resources committee  I will turn to my colleagues on that. Frank, can you respond?

May 18th, 2022Committee meeting

John Hannaford