Than you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here this afternoon and for all of their thorough and diligent work in the most recent round of audits.
Commissioner DeMarco, I'd like to start with you.
In Report 7, you made a number of alarming statements about the government's emission reduction goals. You said that its plan “remains insufficient to meet Canada's target”, that Canada was “the worst performer” amongst the G7 countries, that its “measures were often overly optimistic”, and that the plan had “missing and inconsistent information” and so forth.
In light of your findings in Report 7, I would like to read to you a series of statements. I was wondering if you could share with the committee whether those statements are accurate or inaccurate.
On May 6, Minister Guilbeault stated in the House of Commons that “for the first time in the history of Canada, we are on track to meet our 2026 and 2030 [emissions] targets.
Commissioner, would you say that statement is accurate or inaccurate?