Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future?
Earlier this month, the Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (the "Report") was released. This Report is the first issued by Julie Gelfand, the recently appointed Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development.
Several important questions are posed in the Report (page 1). Are federal departments prepared to meet the challenges of the future? Are federal departments gathering sufficient information to manage the environmental and social risks that economic development can bring? And if so, are they acting on this information to reduce these risks?
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