First, I would like to thank the witnesses for being with us and sharing their expertise. We are very grateful to them for that.
I'll go first to Ms. Brouillette.
Ms. Brouillette, we were discussing greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The present version of the bill contains none. Clause 7 provides that the minister will set the target within six months after the act comes into force.
When he appeared before the committee yesterday, the minister assured me that his new target range, a 40% to 45% reduction in GHG emissions, would be added to the act. However, some of the projections of the Department of the Environment show a shortfall. Even the measures announced in the 2021 budget indicate that we'll achieve a reduction of approximately 36%.
Do you think this new target range would be adequate, even if it were added to the act?
How could this bill be amended to firm up the targets set for 2030?