That is an excellent question.
I did reference some of this in the House as I encouraged our friends from the parties opposite to support the Copenhagen Accord and to support the progress that has been made, Mr. Chairman.
As of today, there are in fact 110 countries that have come forward and associated themselves formally with the accord. Of those, 41 are developed countries. This contrasts quite sharply with the Kyoto Protocol. Essentially all of the developed countries, including the United States, are now formal associates of the Copenhagen Accord.
In addition, there are 32 developed countries that have associated themselves with the accord and have submitted nationally appropriate mitigation actions. Those include Brazil, China, and India. In fact the historic nature of the Copenhagen Accord is to bring the major developing countries, along with many other nations, into the accord. In addition, another 36 or so developing countries have associated themselves with the accord with less formal undertakings.
To go from here, basically the accord represented an agreement in principle, a historic turning point. Over the course of 2010--and I would submit probably into 2011--the international community will be engaged in the process of converting the accord into a binding legal treaty. This will take time. It's a complicated document. In the case of Kyoto, as I recall, it took in excess of three years, so we shouldn't be surprised that it will take several years to actually turn this agreement into a full treaty.
Canada wishes to see that happen. We are at the table. I just returned from Washington a week or so ago. I met with the American negotiator, and we are working towards the next ministerial meetings, which will happen this spring, at which time we will take this to the next step.