Thank you, Mr. Chair.
All of my colleagues sitting at the table should listen very carefully when you, as an expert, present evidence—of which all my colleagues love to say they found their policies—cautioning about the global context for emissions policy in Canada, and about the trade exposure of our economy overall.
I wanted to expand on your comments about the carbon tax. I know that even one of the co-chairs of the recent climate change leadership panel in Alberta made the comment on what he called the sweet spot for the carbon tax and priced it at $150. You mentioned $200. I know there are experts in Europe who have said $1,200 would be the amount required to significantly reduce emissions.
It's quite clear from your testimony and others, when you actually look at the evidence, that the current policy for the carbon tax proposal is very obviously a revenue generator for government, and really isn't attached very much at all to the stated goal of emissions reductions.
Would you expand on this issue a little bit more, and on the importance of citizens driving the transition to a low-carbon economy with personal responsibilities, actions, and choices as well?