Canada’s interim Environment Commissioner Neil Maxwell says there’s a “wide gap between the government’s commitments and the results achieved” and “despite significant efforts over the years and progress in some areas, there is still much to be done to meet key legislative responsibilities, deadlines, and commitments.”
In a nine chapter report released Tuesday (November 5) Maxwell outlined a “pattern of unfulfilled commitments and responsibilities that we have reported on over the years”.
He writes: “These findings are cause for concern. Despite Canadians’ deep affinity with nature and the central place it holds in our economy, our history, our culture, and our values, we have been unable to keep up with the challenges. It is time to look for new approaches.”
The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development is part of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada.
More information:
2013 Fall Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development – here
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