Natural Resources committee  I can quickly walk you through the recommendations. There are five. First, the just transition legislation should reference key international terms and commitments. It should directly reference a transition away from fossil fuels so that we know where we're going, we know the p

Natural Resources committee  As I mentioned in my testimony, there are global forces at work that are beyond what is happening in Canada. Obviously, climate policy is happening in other countries, and we are seeing that and we will see the effects. We are seeing electric vehicles. The rates of purchase of el

Natural Resources committee  Yes, absolutely. One of the key quotes out of that report, at least in my mind, is that “the current pace of planning for a just transition will make it difficult to address the upcoming shifts in the labour market and the needs of the Canadian workforce during the transition to

Natural Resources committee  The CER's scenarios are in fact just scenarios. They will fully admit that those are not aligned with the government's climate goals. If you read that scenario, it says that oil peaks in 2032. That is the year that it peaks, and that is not consistent with the government's climat

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Thank you. Coming from the report I mentioned, “Making Good Green Jobs the Law”, we have a number of recommendations specific to legislation. One of the recommendations I made is that just transition legislation should be part of a larger strategy. We do need to think about

Natural Resources committee  It's my understanding that this is not Environment and Climate Change Canada's entire role. They have an important role in regulating and governing environmental matters in Canada.

Natural Resources committee  IISD receives funding from the Canadian government, absolutely. It also receives funding from other international governments, as well as funding from the UN. We have some project-based and foundation funding as well. All of our funding is available in our annual reports. It's a

Natural Resources committee  I can't speak specifically to that.

Natural Resources committee  I will assume that it is.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, absolutely.

Natural Resources committee  No. I'm not able to comment on that. I wasn't with IISD at the time. I don't have any particular comments on that.

Natural Resources committee  Is the question that we should no longer have Environment and Climate Change Canada?

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I am.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Thank you for inviting me to testify this afternoon. My name is Nicole Dusyk. I'm a senior policy adviser with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD has extensive experience in researching and advocating for just transitions, both in Canada an