Thank you for being here today. I feel it is rather unfortunate that we have so little time to talk, because there are indeed so many questions to ask, particularly as far as the Constitution is concerned, and as to just how far the federal government can go in this regard.
Clearly, Bill C-377 is better than what the Liberals had scribbled out on a napkin when they opted for Kyoto. We are talking about six and a half pages here, including both the French and English versions, a bill that commits Canada to reducing greenhouse gases by more than 53%, which is covered in three and a half pages. We can see the scope of the research carried out by the NDP leader and today we have learned that his bill is not even constitutional. It is rather sad.
I have a question. We can take advantage of this, as we have Mr. McGuinty here, who is the brother of the Premier of Ontario. If the Canadian government wanted to force Ontario to close its seven coal-fired plants tomorrow morning—the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada comes from coal-fired plants—how could this be done?
It is a simple question, addressed to Mr. Hogg.