Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Plourde, you have a name that is very well known in Rivière-du-Loup. My Conservative political opponent, whom I've beaten twice, had your name, but I won't hold it against you.
With the incredible lag that Canada has developed on the environment with Mr. Bush in the United States and Mr. Howard in Australia, will we be able to get enough of a kick start to meet the target that Mr. Obama put on the table last week, that is to arrive in Copenhagen in December with a position demonstrating that we will be making up the lost ground?
How are we going to ensure that efforts previously made will be recognized on both sides? For example, Quebec has made significant efforts in recent years, as have a number of American states. They'll want those efforts to be recognized. Without going too much into the details of the targets set, such as 1990 or 2006, how do you view matters? Is it possible to make up this lag?