Thank you, Mr. Chair, for pointing out the work of another good NDP government out there in Saskatchewan.
The question I have, and a lot of the large final emitters have posed this, and the previous government never answered the question, is one of any credit for early action. A number of companies have come forward and said, “We have done these things in some belief that Canada was going to actually be achieving targets.” Is there a percentage fix, or are companies just left to be with what they're left to be? And does this bill make any consideration for that? It's actually pretty critical for some of the companies we've talked to.
The other question, and I know it's in some of the plans, but not the one described by Tim, concerns the readiness of the market. I'm imagining under Mr. Rodriguez' bill that one of the key mechanisms will be the ability to trade emissions within the country or between companies or provinces. I'm not sure we've ever had testimony from the markets or the trading commodities in this country right now. I have no idea where they're at. Are they ready, or is Montreal ready to go? If that's going to be a key mechanism and they're five years from readiness, or they're ready to go tomorrow, I think that's worthwhile testimony.