Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the witnesses as well. We'll be hearing from a broad cross-section of witnesses who will give us some insight into issues such as climate change and greenhouse gas emissions within the automobile industry. We'll be hearing from all of the major stakeholders.
It's clear from its notice of intent that the government wants to wait until 2010 before regulating Canada's automobile industry. On the one hand, Mr. Nantais informed us that members of his association favoured a voluntary approach. On the other hand, the MOU between the automotive industry and the government contained a number of provisions that I would like to review with you. Article 9 of the MOU reads as follows:
The Parties agree to interim GHG emission reduction goals of 2.4 Mt in 2007, 3.0 Mt in 2008 and 3.9 Mt in 2009, to be measured against the Reference Case for the subject year. Commencing in 2005, the Canadian Automotive Industry will report its projections for GHG emissions for the coming model year by November 30.
Have you reported your projections for GHG emissions?