Mr. Speaker, as usual the minister is showing himself badly informed. In Rio, he will know because his colleagues, the Minister of Finance and the minister of the environment of the day were there, there were 7 governments out of the 12 possible governments that were represented in Rio.
I want to ask another question about an addendum to this letter that explains to the provinces the Japanese position but does not explain to the provinces the Canadian position.
I would like to know how the government expects provincial governments to buy in and implement a position that it will explain to them on November 12, only 19 days away from the summit. Does it realistically think the Canadian provinces can accept, comprehend and implement such a position only 19 days away from the summit?