In areas of shared jurisdiction such as the environment and sustainable development, co-operation agreements are often the best way for participants to achieve their goals. Prospective partners need to meet certain conditions long before they design a co-operation agreement. They must agree on the issue and on the need for an agreement. In designing the agreement, accountability issues between the partners become important. Finally, during the implementation of the agreement, partners have to keep their commitments.
Participants favour a flexible approach that takes into account differences among jurisdictions.
Quebec regulated emissions while New Brunswick chose to negotiate emission reductions with the industry. If you do not have a sound foundation, the walls will eventually collapse.