The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has told some of their members that they should get on with doing their own plans in the absence of federal leadership. The provinces are contesting your intensity-based targets over a hard cap. Environmental groups are suing you in court. The plan you put forward has been called a fraud. You've won more “fossil” awards at the last international meeting. These awards are given out to the country that is working against the efforts of the international community on climate change. Canada won more of those awards than all other countries combined.
I think the assessments are being made in terms of your performance, but more generally your government's performance on this most critical issue.
You mentioned in your opening statements that you're bringing in the best of the world's standards and also that this issue is one of the greatest threats facing Canada today, if not the greatest threat. It's often put on par with the threats of terrorism globally, threats to our economy and to our societies. How can your government then justify an increase of more than 45% in defence spending and less than a 3% increase in your efforts towards the environment?