Download or read book The Federal Government Response to the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, "Keeping a Promise written by Canada. Department of Finance and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 1995, the House Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development invited representatives from business, government, the academic community and environmental interests to discuss the promotion of sustainable development in the energy, mining, agriculture and transportation sectors. This document outlines how the government is proceeding with an examination of taxes, grants and subsidies in the context of sustainable development. Some of the specific proposals in the Standing Committee's report were addressed in the 1996 Budget.