Canada: Federal environment minister responds to commissioner’s 2023 spring reports – April 20, 2023

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill about the findings in the 2023 spring reports from Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development. The five reports contain audits on the federal government's goal of planting 2 billion trees by 2031, the Species at Risk Act, protecting terrestrial wildlife species on non-federal lands, climate-related financial risks, and Canada's emissions-reduction targets.