Mr. Speaker, by Monday the performance of the Canadian negotiators at the Kyoto protocol talks in Marrakesh earned them all three Fossil of the Day awards. They get this award for doing the most harm to the negotiations.
The awards are voted on by more than 60 environmental organizations from around the world. This is the first time that any country has gotten all three awards in one day.
As a result of this embarrassment, Canada's position has actually improved since then and the talks are going fairly well. We received several accords and the results are looking positive.
However, we are vacillating as a country on the issue of legally binding consequences for non-compliance. We call on the government to take a stern, unequivocal position on legally binding consequences for non-compliance with the Kyoto protocol.