Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'd like to support the comments made by Mr. Cullen and Mr. Bigras.
I think this is an important bill to examine closely, because we're in a period of great uncertainty.
We asked the minister on Tuesday of this week whether we're going to see Bill C-30 arrive on the floor of the House of Commons, as it should, and the answer was no.
We asked the minister if he was prepared to work with us on examining whether Bill C-30 could be even further improved. The answer was no.
For meaningful debate, as Monsieur Bigras said just moments ago, there is the question of Bill C-288: where is Bill C-288 going, and how does the government intend to treat Bill C-288? Also, what are the government's constitutional responsibilities? What is it intending to do with a bill that may or may not receive royal assent? The government has been silent so far.
There is great confusion around the potential use of CDM under the Kyoto Protocol. As the minister let us know on Tuesday, he's not clear about how we will or will not participate in CDM.
There is huge uncertainty in the financial markets. I was speaking this week to—