Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Minister, given that you very rarely come before this committee, we had expected that you would be giving us good news with regard to the campaign against climate change. It is however clear that, in this area, you are dragging your feet as much as your predecessor, Ms. Ambrose.
She had promised us greenhouse gas emission reductions for large industrial emitters before the end of 2006. That was a first broken promise. Upon your appointment, you made a commitment to quickly announce targets. And here we are on March 22nd and no target has been brought forward, Mr. Minister.
My question is a simple one: are you not here today in fact proving to us that in the area of greenhouse gas reduction, particularly on the part of the large industrial emitters, you are dragging your feet as much as your predecessor?