Mr. Speaker, yesterday the French minister of the environment, Yves Cochet, appealed to the Canadian government to ratify the Kyoto accord before June, as the Quebec coalition has also called for, and as the Prime Minister had promised.
This intervention by France is proof that our international partners' trust in Canada has been severely shaken.
Does the Deputy Prime Minister intend to heed France and make a firm commitment before this House that Canada will ratify the Kyoto protocol by this June?