Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. We must never forget that the acid rain problem is still with us. It was not dealt with in the 1980s.
We are holding unofficial talks with the Americans at this time. We want to hold official talks, but things are not at that stage yet. The beginning of our discussions with the Americans about other air pollution issues will help matters along.
I was very happy that Minister Bégin promised Quebec's full co-operation and I quote—