Since my ancestors were originally from Rivière-Ouelle, it is possible that my namesake is related to me.
As regards lost ground, we can take an optimistic view of the next few years. U.S. policy will evolve differently and Canadian reaction to the potential outcome of the climate change policy has been broadly influenced by the U.S. reaction. Over the next few years, it will be possible to do a great deal to make up the lost ground. However, we'll have to consider the fact that we've lost a great deal of ground on our approach to the negotiations in Copenhagen.
We'll have to review our position that we're going to Copenhagen because of commitments made in Kyoto. As Mr. d'Aquino mentioned, it will definitely be important for Canada and the United States to have a common approach and position on climate change, if they want to have an international impact. Will we have enough time to do that? That's another question. Both countries are federations, and there has to be cooperation between the provinces and the states, but some time is needed in order to do that. I believe we should be able to reach an agreement on the main points and have a common approach when we get to Copenhagen.
Previous efforts are important in certain regions of the country and vary considerably from one region to the next. We have to develop a Canadian or North American approach to these issues, and it must include efforts previously made to address policy aspects. It is probably too soon to draw any specific conclusions, but this is clearly an important factor in the structure of the resulting approach.