Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to be splitting my ten minutes. I'll be using only five minutes and providing the other five to Mr. Harvey, and that way hopefully giving everybody a chance to ask the minister a question.
Minister, thank you for being here.
My closing question of the commissioner--and I really appreciated her report--was asking her about the importance of this committee working together on this file. She did impress upon us the importance of each member of this committee working together.
As you said in your presentation, we are at a crossroads. She said the same thing. And it's a very important crossroads. We have to move not in an adversarial role, but together. So I appreciate you being here today, and I'm excited about the days ahead where we're working together.
My question is on your involvement with international obligations and commitments. You were just recently criticized for not being able to be in two places at the same time. I know how busy you are and how hard you've worked on this file. Regarding Kyoto and our obligations to Kyoto, and the other obligations, could you share with the committee what you actually have been doing on the international front since you've become the environment minister?