Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to come back to the new target range of 40% to 45% reduction compared to the 2005 base year emissions.
Currently, to meet the minimum 30% reduction target, Canada's emissions would have to reach 511 megatonnes in 2030, or 517, depending on how it is calculated. However, according to the Department of the Environment's estimates, they would total 588 megatonnes at that time. So we have a 77-megatonne surplus. I am talking about the latest figures received. Of course, if the department has new projections, we will be very happy to get them whether they are more optimistic or pessimistic. We have to keep in mind that all the measures announced may not be implemented by 2030.
I would like to know how you can announce figures like 40% to 45% when your own department's data show a somewhat less optimistic scenario.