Yes, I would. I think one important thing in life is to recognize one's own limitations. So on more specific questions regarding, for example, emissions trading, I would gladly pass the microphone--and I think it's been agreed upon--to my colleague Matthew Bramley from the Pembina Institute.
Obviously, Canada went into Kyoto not as well prepared as a number of other countries were. For example, when they walked into the meeting halls of Kyoto in 1997, the European Union already knew pretty much how the allocation system was going to happen amongst the member states. Everything was not finalized. For example, at the time, the attitude of the European Union was that they would probably not use emissions trading. They ended up changing their minds on this.
The fact that we were not as prepared as we should have been doesn't mean we should abandon—I think it's really easy for some in Canada to say that the Kyoto Protocol targets are unachievable, when we haven't even tried. In 2005 we had a plan that was put on the table. In her report, Madame Gélinas said there were some strengths and some weaknesses. I've heard a number of ministers and representatives from the government say that Madame Gélinas said in her report that the Kyoto Protocol was unachievable. I fail to read that in her report, but maybe she would like to clarify that.
Then, for the government to come in and abolish a number of the programs that would have enabled us, if not to achieve our Kyoto targets, certainly to come closer to them, I don't think it is the right attitude. We need to try. We have an international commitment, a legally binding commitment, I should point out, to achieve our Kyoto targets. Bill C-288 is what we need to get on with the program.