Mr. Speaker, after our engagement at Rio in 1992 we have realized that we did not meet voluntary obligations we set for ourselves at that time.
We are in the company of many other developed nations in the world. That is why we went back to Kyoto and determined that we had to enter into legally binding obligations.
The commissioner's observations were made prior to our negotiation at Kyoto and prior to the action we have taken since then which has been very significant and will be successful.