Bill C-32

(c) setting a time limit for the negotiations.

(a) the harm has already been corrected or mitigated; or

(b) adequate measures to correct or mitigate the harm have already been ordered under this Act or any other law in force in Canada.

(a) the resolution of any question of fact by the order or settlement is binding on a court in any other environmental protection action in which that question arises; and

(b) no other environmental protection action may be brought with respect to the offence or alleged offence dealt with by the order or settlement.

Action to Prevent or Compensate Loss

(a) to refrain from doing anything that it appears to the court causes or will cause the loss or damage; or

(b) to do anything that it appears to the court prevents or will prevent the loss or damage.

(a) an amount equal to the loss or damage proved to have been suffered by the person; and

(b) an amount to compensate for the costs that the person incurs in connection with the matter and proceedings under this section.

Other Matters

(a) the person who made the conviction; or

(b) the clerk of the court in which the conviction was made.

PART 3

INFORMATION GATHERING, OBJECTIVES, GUIDELINES AND CODES OF PRACTICE

Interpretation

Environmental Data and Research

(a) establish, operate and maintain a system for monitoring environmental quality;

(b) conduct research and studies relating to pollution prevention, the nature, transportation, dispersion, effects, control and abatement of pollution and the effects of pollution on environmental quality, and provide advisory and technical services and information related to that research and those studies;

(c) conduct research and studies relating to

(i) environmental contamination arising from disturbances of ecosystems by human activity,

(ii) changes in the normal geochemical cycling of toxic substances that are naturally present in the environment, and

(iii) detection and damage to ecosystems;

(d) collect, process, correlate, interpret, create an inventory of and publish on a periodic basis data on environmental quality in Canada from monitoring systems, research, studies and any other sources;

(e) formulate plans for pollution prevention and the control and abatement of pollution, including plans respecting the prevention of, preparedness for and response to an environmental emergency and for restoring any part of the environment damaged by or during an emergency, and establish, operate and publicize demonstration projects and make them available for demonstration; and

(f) publish, arrange for the publication of or distribute through an information clearing-house

(i) information respecting pollution prevention,

(i) pertinent information in respect of all aspects of environmental quality, and

(ii) a periodic report on the state of the Canadian environment.

(a) in establishing a system referred to in paragraph (1)(a), cooperate with governments, foreign governments and aboriginal people and with any person who has established or proposes to establish any such system; and

(b) with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into agreements for the operation or maintenance of a system referred to in paragraph (1)(a) by the Minister on behalf of any government, aboriginal people or any person or for the operation or maintenance of any such system by the government or any person on behalf of the Minister.

(a) conduct research and studies relating to the role of substances in illnesses or in health problems;

(b) collect, process, correlate and publish on a periodic basis data from any research or studies done under paragraph (a); and

(c) distribute available information to inform the public about the effects of substances on human health.

Information Gathering

(a) substances on the Priority Substances List;

(b) substances that have not been determined to be toxic under Part 5 because of the current extent of the environment's exposure to them, but whose presence in the environment must be monitored if the Minister considers that to be appropriate;

(c) substances, including nutrients, that can be released into water or are present in products like water conditioners and cleaning products;

(d) substances released, or disposed of, at or into the sea;

(e) substances that are toxic under section 65 or that may become toxic;

(f) substances that cause or contribute to international or interprovincial pollution of fresh water, salt water or the atmosphere;

(g) substances or fuels that contribute significantly to air pollution;

(h) substances that, if released into Canadian waters, cause or may cause damage to fish or to their habitat;

(i) substances that, if released into areas of Canada where there are migratory birds, endangered species or other wildlife regulated under any other Act of Parliament, are harmful or capable of causing harm to those birds, species or wildlife;

(j) substances that are on the list established under regulations made under subsection 200(1);

(k) the release of substances into the environment at any stage of their life-cycle;

(l) pollution prevention; and

(m) use of federal land and of aboriginal land.

(a) the costs to the Minister and the person to whom the notice under subsection 46(1) is directed;

(b) the co-ordination of requests for information with other governments, to the extent practicable; and

(c) the manner in which the information collected under subsection 46(1) is to be used.

(a) the information constitutes a trade secret;

(b) the disclosure of the information would likely cause material financial loss to, or prejudice to the competitive position of, the person providing the information or on whose behalf it is provided; and

(c) the disclosure of the information would likely interfere with contractual or other negotiations being conducted by the person providing the information or on whose behalf it is provided.