Madam Speaker, it is a bit odd to see the Conservative Party discuss this motion today. Everyone knows that the federal government, in taking a voluntary approach with the automobile industry, among others, is simply protecting Ontario's economic base.
The government reached voluntary agreements with the major industries. I am talking about the oil industry, whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 47% since 1990. The government excludes the automobile industry from the list of major industrial emitters. It is this type of policy that will strengthen the economic base of western Canada while excluding the automobile industry is just a way of protecting Ontario's base.
Does the hon. member not agree that what we have here is not an environment minister, but an economy minister, who answers to various industry lobbies?