Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
In 2000 the Prime Minister, in his capacity as finance minister, committed to developing national environmental and sustainable development indicators to help improve overall decision making in Canada. At that time the Prime Minister stated that the current means of measuring progress were inadequate and that these indicators could well have a greater impact on public policy than any other single measure we might introduce.
Could the Minister of Finance please report on the progress his department is making in implementing these indicators?