Thank you for your question, and thank you for the petition you've brought before me.
This petition is of no surprise to me. I know full well the commitment that Canadians have to the issue of climate change. I also know the full commitment they have to seeing the improvement of air quality. As you know, air quality is the number one environmental concern to Canadians, and it's also a concern to Quebeckers.
What I will say is that our government has never stated we would abandon Kyoto and has never stated we will not participate in the Kyoto Protocol process. What we have stated is that we need new targets. The environment commissioner stated that very clearly last week. So what I would say to you is that I encourage you to work with us moving forward.
As I said before, the best way for our government and our country to show a commitment to the Kyoto Protocol is to put a good domestic plan in place with all of the provinces--a national domestic agenda to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution. That is what we will be bringing forward for this committee to examine and what we will be bringing forward for this committee to comment on and hopefully improve upon.