Mr. Speaker, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned MMT in 1977. Since that time the Ethyl Corporation has consistently tried to turn around the ban by court case after court case, which has and continues to fail.
I advise the hon. member that last week when I had the opportunity of speaking with Carol Browner, head of the EPA, she reaffirmed the U.S. commitment not to allow MMT. She decried the fact that there is only one country, Canada, that still allows MMT. We intend to change that.
Instead of being the mouthpiece for a particular industry, the hon. member should be concerned that Canadians across the country run the risk of having to pay $3,000 more for their automobiles next year if we do not get MMT out of gasoline.
We intend to do so. We intend to show the leadership the previous government did not show. Canadians will be happy with the result.