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Areas that worked or work as intended
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Areas for improvement
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1st Agreement (expired January 1996)
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Improved communication
between the two levels of
government - first step in the
process of learning how an
agreement works.
Computer system developed for
the electronic transmission of
data.
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Implementation problems with
computer system.
Poor flow of information from
province to federal government.
Annual reporting limited.
No formal evaluation of the
agreement.
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2nd Agreement (renewed December 1997)
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Federal government receiving
electronic data from province,
flow of information to federal
government improved as of
spring 1998.
Improvements in timing of data
transfer and data validation.
Management committee now
focussing on key areas and mills
identified as problematic and
requiring immediate attention.
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Legal issues need to be
addressed (provincial inspectors
not trained as federal fisheries
inspectors; access-to-information
laws in Quebec).
Environmental Effects Monitoring
(Cycle 2) not in new agreement,
province embarking on parallel
and duplicative program.
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Common to Both Agreements
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Management committee met and
is meeting regularly.
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Industry not satisfied with level of
consultation.
Need for Environment Canada to
exercise its enforcement authority
where appropriate.
Lack of ongoing analysis of
provincial downsizing.
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* Agreement between the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada in the Context of the
Application in Quebec of Federal Pulp and Paper Mill Regulations
