Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I wanted to come back to an issue that has been part of the discussions around Canada's export strategy. When we look at Keystone, what's happening in the United States is a strong reaction by the public and many people in the administration. Canada's lamentably bad record on fighting climate change and on environmental initiatives under this current government has tarnished the country's ability even to look at export markets. I know that Mr. Mintz is on the record as saying the federal government should get started on taxing carbon emissions sooner rather than later to avoid a patchwork of provincial carbon taxes.
Mr. Mintz has said very clearly that there should be a price on carbon. That's important. He said that in 2008, and I believe he was a government witness. It's very interesting that he disagrees with the Conservatives on this.
I wanted to know from you, Mr. McGowan, Mr. Willis, and Mr. Wiborg, whether you feel that putting a price on carbon is an important component.