Acknowledgments

The evaluation team would like to thank the Environment Canada Evaluation Committee, composed of V. Neimanis, Mary Taylor and Shelley Tice. We would also like to thank Cynthia Wright and Jean Leclerc for their important contributions to the project. Finally, we would like to thank the numerous other individuals who provided assistance to this project, including:

• all external interviewees who provided their insights on the Department's accomplishments and challenges in implementing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999)
• all departmental Accountable Leads who facilitated the evaluation's inquiries in their areas of responsibility, and
• all other departmental personnel who responded to our inquiries and requests for documentary evidence and provided detailed insights and comments crucial to this review