Mr. Speaker, my question is for the environment minister.
The $31 billion Canadian oil and gas industry has not been invited to the environment conference as part of the official delegation in Kyoto, Japan.
The government's fondness for spending taxpayers' money has incited fear that it may impose a carbon tax. The oil and gas sector will have to try to survive anything decided in Kyoto.
Could the environment minister tell us why the Canadian petroleum producers have not been invited to Kyoto?