Mr. Speaker, the Kyoto protocol provides that the countries which produce the largest emissions of greenhouse gases must make the biggest efforts. It is the polluter pay principle, a principle which the federal government refuses to apply in Canada.
Indeed, yesterday the Minister of the Environment said that the burden imposed by the Kyoto protocol must be shared equally by the regions of Canada.
Is the minister saying that Quebec, which has already done its share by investing alone in clean energy, will have to pay again for the negligence of those Canadian provinces which are polluting the most?