Mr. Speaker, I was with my colleague in Buenos Aires and he knows very well that Canada has been lobbied and lobbied to take the conference because the world regards Canada as a leader and they know that the Prime Minister of Canada cares about the environment. Thank God we do not have that party in power. It would be a disaster for the environment and a disaster for the planet.
In the House of Commons on February 17th, 2005. See this statement in context.