Mr. Speaker, it would seem to me that if you are taking a common sense approach to negotiating an environmental deal, you do a few common sense things first. You get an agreement from the provinces, the industries and the consumers at the front end. You get an agreement in Canada about appropriate levels, about what costs are acceptable and how to implement. Then you take this made in Canada deal to Kyoto and you sign the treaty only if it meets or exceeds your criteria.
My question for the environment minister is, is this common sense approach not preferable to the top down, cart before the horse, Meech Lake approach the government is taking?