Mr. Speaker, in the motion, the Government of Quebec calls for a bilateral agreement that would permit a territorial approach.
In the late 1980s, the Government of Canada accepted a similar agreement with the Government of Quebec to resolve the problem of acid rain. This approach proved very effective.
Rather than propose a new Canadian plan to implement Kyoto, why could the Prime Minister not agree to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Quebec based on a territorial approach, since Quebec is in a position to meet the objectives set by the Kyoto protocol?