I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to speak at this meeting of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
I'm an associate professor at Université de Sherbrooke and I specialize in Canadian and Quebec climate policy as well as international climate negotiations.
You will soon receive my more detailed brief, which presents my thoughts surrounding the committee's work.
First off, I will say that my remarks come at a time when the scientific community of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, and the international community have recognized the urgency of taking action on climate change.
Canada has committed to doing its part—