Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd just like to inform committee members that, during our previous deliberations, we had the opportunity to talk about projects. In particular, we talked about a coal mine in Alberta, whose current production of greenhouse gases is equivalent to that of Quebec's entire automobile fleet, which is no mean feat. It was mentioned that the mine's directors intend to increase production by 50% in the coming years, and that they plan to continue extraction until 2049, which is really beyond the 2030 target set by the government.
The way I see it, this example, in itself, demonstrates the importance of imposing a cap. If we want to eventually eliminate the use of coal, we can't keep producing more and more of it, hence the idea of imposing a cap.
As I mentioned to the committee members, my idea is not to cap volumes and make sure they don't exceed 2021, 2022 or 2023 levels, it's to come to the adoption of the principle of a cap. I wanted to be constructive in my approach. So I'm open to proposals from my colleagues, but the need for a cap is pretty clear, given the information we have at the moment.