Mr. Speaker, normally the finance minister is one of the more talkative ministers in the House. He rarely misses a chance to be on his feet, particularly when the prime minister is away, but throughout the whole debate on the Kyoto emissions treaty he has been strangely silent. That is unacceptable in that the Kyoto deal could cost ordinary families thousands of dollars.
My question today is not for the prime minister or for the environment minister. It is for the finance minister. How much is the Kyoto deal going to cost and how are we going to pay for it?