Thank you.
Mr. Baker, I would like you to reassure me. Yes, the production of ethanol can, in the context of a climate change mitigation policy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but some people believe that this activity has negative externalities, for example the pollution of waterways, be they rivers, or small streams. Secondly, some people say that the energy gains from the production of ethanol would not be as large as estimated.
I would like you to tell me — in fact I would like you to reassure me — that there is a way of fostering an ethanol culture in Canada while at the same time facilitating maximum energy gains and minimum negative external effects in the area of river pollution.