Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is right. Canada was at the bottom of the G-8. Of all the serious world economies, in terms of our record on greenhouse gases, it was the worst in the developed world at the end of the Liberal government. That made it difficult for us to assume leadership.
However, we are assuming leadership because of our plan to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The fact that we have been able to turn this around is putting Canada in the position where we once again can take leadership on the world stage and serve as a bridge to those big emitters that in the past have resisted participating in the commitment to reduce greenhouse gases.
This is what we have to do. We have to bring in China, India, the United States. We are well-positioned—