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Environment committee  I agree. That's precisely how it played out in Ontario. The environment commissioner played both the auditing and policy roles.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  You better go to somebody else; I hear my dog barking.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  Thank you, sir. I would only add that all of that would need to be set out in specialized, stand-alone legislation. This can't be done by tinkering with or amending the Auditor General Act. The new, independent federal commissioner needs his or her own statute, with all of the d

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  As long as it's set out in the legislation, I would leave it to the commissioner and his or her staff to determine the priorities.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I'm talking about the new legislation that would be required. You just can't tack this on as an afterthought to the current Auditor General Act. This is going to require new, specialized legislation.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  First of all, I'm a very strong believer in multi-stakeholder advisory panels or committees. It's a very important and credible source of information to government decision-makers. In fact, when I was on the environmental bill of rights task force, that in and of itself was an ad

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  Perhaps I will start off. I think the answer is that you're right in the sense that giving the federal environmental commissioner both an auditing and a policy role will require a good skill set within the commissioner himself or herself and also within the staff. That's why I

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  Thank you. All I will do is fully endorse and support what Mr. Fauteux has just said. I have nothing meaningful to add.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  Thank you. While I would agree with everything my fellow panellists just said, I think it's borne out by the track record here in Ontario. The reason the environmental commissioner was so successful here is that he had an independent mandate, he could set his own priorities, he

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I think if you're referring to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, that's an implementation body that's independent but confined to the Impact Assessment Act implementation. I'm not sure you get much policy analysis or review from that body.

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I had occasion to read the committee's transcripts from its November meeting in which the former interim environmental commissioner testified that really this was a policy decision back in 1995 to make the federal commissioner only an auditor, and subordinate to the Auditor Gener

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I think that was one of the major strengths of the environmental commissioner here in Ontario. Again, you're not just looking backwards or retrospectively. You're trying to identify where we need to go. For example, in 2009, the environmental commissioner was given the additional

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I'll answer briefly, then perhaps Mr. Fauteux could jump in. I would have to disagree with the premise of your question. If your suggestion is that you can't do environmental or performance auditing and perform a policy role, I think that's manifestly untrue. I don't think we ha

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  I appreciate that there has been a recent budget or cash infusion to allow the commissioner to do some additional work. That's great. That might translate into an increased number of performance audits and related work. That's commendable. As Mr. Fauteux pointed out earlier, the

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I'll start, and then my fellow panellists can jump in. I would say there's consensus that the federal commissioner has duly and properly exercised his or her mandate under the legislation. The problem is that the mandate is limited. If you have occasion to loo

March 8th, 2021Committee meeting

Richard Lindgren