Thank you very much for that.
The role of government is to serve the public. We are public servants. We work towards what we believe is in the best interests of everyone, not just a particular few.
In listening to testimony, I was thinking about the tragedy of the commons. That's exactly what happens when we don't focus on the big picture. We're talking about potential economic losses and opportunity in a particular sector, but we're not talking about all the loss we're experiencing in Canada and around the world from the effects of rapidly accelerating climate change, with wildfires, hurricanes, etc. There are huge economic losses. The conversation that it's economy over the environment, or vice versa, is absolutely false. They go hand in hand, because there is no economy without an environment.
Ms. Mathur, I understand that you attended COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as did I. I wondered if you wanted to share your experiences and reflections there, and maybe reflect on why you think it's important for Canada to keep going and accelerate action.