Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree. I think it's important that we have the provinces and the federal government working together. I think that's why it's so interesting that all of the provinces enunciated their concern about the federal government's decision on changing the carbon taxation scheme.
I'd like to get to the questions. I understand that you guys aren't from the carbon tax branch. I'm still perplexed, and I think most people on this side of table have tried to decipher why on earth this economic and emissions reduction modelling is being hidden under cabinet confidence. Usually, cabinet confidence has been used in the past for SNC-Lavalin scandals or ArriveCAN scandals—scandals.
I'm curious, then, as to why the department is so unwilling to put forward this information that it doesn't seem any of our competitors would be interested in knowing. It doesn't seem as though there is a really good reason the commissioner can't see the full set of data to better understand how we're going to get the 40% reduction by 2030 and have a full understanding of what the economic modelling is.
My question to the department is this: Could we ask you to go ask your colleagues why this is the case and to send a letter or what I assume will be a fairly significant dump of information back to our committee for us to review?
I think, as the recommendation of the commissioner noted, transparency and the reliability of this data are very important. The fact that he and his office are unable to get it, I think, is reason for concern for all members of this committee, and all Canadians should know why this is the case.