Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to acknowledge my colleagues and the witnesses who are with us today.
My first questions will be for the commissioner.
Mr. DeMarco, it's a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for being with us today.
I'd like you to tell us about the audit. The report that you and your team produced clearly indicates that the government has no formal governance plan or mechanism. In addition, the government has not consulted with the public and it has no system for tracking results.
You summed things up nicely earlier. Since 1992, Canada has been increasing its greenhouse gas emissions and it's lagging far behind other countries around the world, especially the G7 nations.
Are you optimistic about the government's targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels and achieve net zero by 2050?