Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee I would. There's no reason why we can't make the target. The Kyoto Protocol has numerous flexible mechanisms designed to allow countries like Canada to meet the target. On my comment to Mr. Hargrove that he couldn't answer the question, well, he can't tell you what effect it w
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee As I said earlier, it should be 6.7 litres per 100 kilometres combined fleet average for cars and light trucks by 2011, which is about where they should be at the end of the MOU.
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee That's about 25%.
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee On this 37, they're mixing their metaphors. They're telling you the new fleet is very different on greenhouse gases. It's not. It hasn't improved marginally in the last 15 or 16 years. The number they're giving you is about the improvement in the smog emissions, but their climate
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee That's not what I said. What I said was that what they're actually doing is selling those cars in the United States, they're not selling them in Canada. You've heard the numbers already. Clearly, the vast majority of the vehicles that are made in Canada are shipped out of Canada
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee I've been asking that for years.
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee We're not asking for regulations for what's made in Canada, we're asking for regulations for what's sold in Canada. The vast majority of those vehicles that Mr. Hargrove's members build are sold in the United States, they're not sold in Canada. A fuel economy regulation for vehic
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee Can I please add something here? With respect, the California regulations would not prevent any vehicle from being sold in California. It's worked on a wholly average process.
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett
Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee Actually, I'm here on behalf of the Climate Action Network Canada as executive director, so two jobs. I first want to thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Climate Action Network. We're an organization of over 50 environmental, labour, faith, and aboriginal o
February 6th, 2007Committee meeting
John Bennett