They're absolute.
Minister, one of my favourite quotes is from Mr. David Suzuki, who is someone I respect. His foundation did a study. There was a report, called “The Air We Breathe”, and he had a very important introduction.
It says:
There is strong evidence that air pollution is the most harmful environmental problem in Canada in terms of human health effects, causing thousands of deaths, millions of illnesses, billions of dollars in health care expenses, and tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity every year.
Your plan on turning the corner deals with greenhouse gas emissions, but it also deals with pollution, air pollution. We heard from department officials that there are direct savings in reducing the amount of pollution in the air. Is Canada unique in the world? Actually, is this government unique in Canada in providing absolute reductions of pollution, along with absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions?