Mr. Chairman, I have a few comments to make.
Mr. Rodriguez talked about my colleague, Mark, reading a speech. But I just want to say that the environment is an important issue for us, and that we don't just do things on the fly. I sincerely believe that if Mark read his speech earlier, it was only out of a desire to be completely open and accountable.
Also, you may remember that last Tuesday, the Environment Commissioner stated in front of this Committee that we could probably remove some 135 million tons of CO2 from the system, in the best case scenario, but that this would require buying credits abroad. After that, an expert on assessing available carbon credits abroad told us that it would be difficult for us to buy more than 15 million tons worth.
In our debate on the bill today, we were criticized for defending a certain ideology. But the position of the Liberals, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democrats could not be more ideological. In terms of the preamble, we are all in favour of motherhood and apple pie. We can't be completely opposed to that principle. However, I find it rather sad that Mr. Rodriguez is moving a motion with respect to Bill C-288, probably with the sole purpose of delaying the government's work.