‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

‘Action on the diversity crisis is long overdue, says Jerry DeMarco, with one audit finding Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Parks Canada efforts to address at-risk species were ‘unclear.’

Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco, pictured in April 2022, released five new reports on Oct. 4. The reports examine progress on Canada's federal sustainable development strategy, including how some departments are implementing them, finding reporting gaps.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

October 4, 2022

The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer data, despite an annual reporting expectation, according to a new report ...

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