"A" is for AMPs
"Administrative Monetary Penalties" is the long form of this acronym.
What are AMPs?
Questions from JMW:
In addition to the place where people go for self-care and relaxation, this term refers to this tool that allows for funds to go back to the community
What is the "Special Purpose Account"?
Monetary penalties imposed by a regulator (e.g. MECP) for a contravention of an act, regulation or an instrument such as an approval or an order (i.e. requires a person to take action).
What are Administrative Monetary Penalties?
In the cabinet approval process, 'LRC' stands for this.
What is the “Legislation and Regulations Committee”?
AMPs are imposed on this basis, meaning grounds for defense are limited (i.e. preventative or mitigative actions will not avoid the penalty), allowing for a swift response to violations.
What is “absolute liability”?
Only this person has the ability to release funds from the SPA.
Who is the Minister?
An urgent request, due by 10am is approved by this office.
What is the "ADM's office"?
This body, a.k.a sticky fingers, doesn't like to share, and advocated to collect monies from AMPs.
Who is "Treasury Board Secretariat"?
The ministry can currently issue AMPs (environmental penalties) under these acts for land and water violations at about 140 industrial facilities (e.g. chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper).
What are the “Environmental Protection Act (EPA)” and “Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA)”?
This person is most often associated with using the kitchen toaster oven to heat up their lunch and AMPs.
Who is "Andre-Martin"?
Money collected from AMP will be used to support this plan.
What is the “Made-in-Ontario draft Environment Plan: Ontario’s New Plan to Preserve and Protect our Environment for Future Generations”?
Question from the AMPs Historian:
This bill (previously and commonly known as the “More Homes, More Choices Act”) was drafted in less than two weeks by the superb AMPs team.
What is Bill 108?
This word appears in the MIODEPONPTPAPOEFFG exactly 284 times.
What is "Ontario"?
This funding program uses money generated from the collection of Environmental Penalties.
What is "OCEF" or the "Ontario Community Environment Fund"?
Read by AMPs Historian, Kelly Pritchard:
This group is generally supportive of AMPs because it promotes a level playing field.”
What are “Industry Stakeholder Views”?
This bill, changed the AMPs framework from Environmental Penalties to a scheme that will include more than 140 facilities.
What is “Bill 132”?