Mr. Speaker, GEC Alstom is the only company in Canada with the technology and the expertise to manufacture and modify diesel engines so as to reduce polluting emissions. The government tells us it wants to reduce these emissions and ratify the Kyoto protocol. Here is its chance to prove it and, at the same time, help a company in Montreal, where 650 jobs are at stake.
Yes or no, does the minister want to help save 650 jobs and protect the environment by making a formal commitment to issue standards soon?