Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me begin with a discussion of Kyoto.
Mr. Keith, you were saying that Kyoto stood in the way. I agree that we have to move to action, and that's certainly where the committee has to go. I think it's important as well that we acknowledge in this process that where we are today, in terms of the international debate on climate change, is in no small part thanks to Kyoto, to the fact that there are international standards by which all of us are now being measured, including ourselves, and that we're in a situation where if we're behind, we have something to be measured against and something to strive towards.
I completely agree with your conclusion that we have to move towards action. I don't dispute that at all. But I think at the same time we need to acknowledge that Kyoto and hopefully its successor agreements—and indeed international agreements—to reduce climate change and benchmarks are incredibly critical.
I'm sure you agree with me on that. I just wanted to make sure we were speaking the same language in that regard.