Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, in a speech to the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Prime Minister clearly said that Canada would not meet the Kyoto protocol targets. He also said he planned to be a mediator at the G-8 meeting between the European Union, which is in favour of Kyoto, and the United States, which has not even ratified the protocol. But the Prime Minister himself does not respect Canada's signature on the Kyoto protocol.
How much credibility will he have among his European colleagues at the G-8 when it comes time to discuss the post-Kyoto phase?