Environment committee  I think what factors into Canada's continuing legitimacy is honesty and forthrightness on the part of the Prime Minister about the numbers as they are, the situation we find ourselves in, and the fact that the Government of Canada has undertaken to do something about it. Again, t

Environment committee  The Prime Minister has said we need to move to a system where there are real mandatory targets for all countries. Canada has moved in that direction, and others need to move in that direction too.

Environment committee  We feel that we achieved success in Bali.

Environment committee  The title means that I'm the personal representative of the Prime Minister to the G8 process, so my responsibilities are.... Each of the leaders has a personal responsibility to take instruction from their leader to help shape the agenda and some of the documents for consideratio

Environment committee  I can only speak to the process that I've been part of, and I've only been sherpa since February. I want to tell you, if I may, the fact that Canada has a plan and has a plan that will allow it to move forward with real reductions was recognized within the ranks of the G8 members

Environment committee  If I created the sense that I was lecturing or anyone else was lecturing, that was certainly not the case. I think the Prime Minister has been very frank, both publicly and in the G8, and that's the reason we've had the success we've had. He's talked very honestly, any time he ha

Environment committee  But what he then says--

Environment committee  My policy guidance flows from Canada's own climate change plan.

Environment committee  Beyond that is the desire to see us engage in a process that involves other major emitters, starting with the U.S. That's not a question of lecturing the U.S. or feeling superior to the U.S., but it's acknowledging that it's important that we all establish long-term targets.

Environment committee  My negotiating mandate and my policy mandate flow from Canada's plan, which, as I indicated earlier, sets a 2006 target of 60% to 70% reductions by 2050, which is absolutely consistent with the objective of having emissions on a 1990 basis by 2050.

Environment committee  I feel that the member countries of the G8 recognized that the most important thing, if we want to be successful in Bali, is to achieve, or make progress towards, the cooperation of the major emitters. This is very important and it has eluded us up to now. With your permission, I

Environment committee  Yes, the AP6.

Environment committee  I feel that there will be a number of forums and processes working to achieve progress. There is the main United Nations process, there is also the Gleneagle process started by the G8. There is also a process within APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. So discussion is ta

Environment committee  The most important thing that came out of the G8 summit in Heiligendamm is the declaration of intent from countries like the United States. There is also the invitation that was extended to countries like China, India and the other major emitters to participate in a binding proce

Environment committee  I think what's clear is that for the first time you have a document that is signed by the leaders of the major industrial states, who among them account for a significant percentage of global emissions, mentioning the desire to set a target. In each of the national plans, of cour