Laurel Collins at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.

First, for Dr. MacLean, you have mentioned in the past the WTO and the UN Environment Programme definitions of fossil fuel subsidies. These are well established and widely accepted.

We've just heard from EDC that they're not familiar with well-established and widely accepted international definitions. Do you see a benefit for our Crown corporations, our government and Export Development Canada to adopt a broad, internationally recognized definition of “subsidy”? Why do you think the government hasn't done so?