Mr. Speaker, the references to fairness and equity do not ring true coming from the minister.
Is the minister aware that there are provinces that have put action plans on climate change into place, and have made considerable efforts?
Is the minister aware that there are industries, the Quebec aluminum industry for example, which have made considerable efforts? I am thinking of such companies as Alma, in the county of Jonquière.
Is he aware that the forest industry, for example, has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 19% since 1990? Basically, is he prepared to reward past efforts, to take them into consideration?
How can he explain to us that the intensity factor used in the calculations and the division of efforts is not 1990 but 2012?
How can he explain that, if past efforts are being rewarded, the intensity factor used in the calculations for the decision is not 1990 but 2012?