Environment committee  The Government of Canada has been very clear that we are taking a sector-by-sector approach to address reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We've moved forward on the two largest emitters—the coal-fired electricity and the vehicles. We will move forward in the area of the GHGs and the oil sands, as outlined in the throne speech.

International Trade committee  It's important for us to get out of Ottawa and listen to people in the field, as they say, not just to talk about the agreement, but also to talk about how the country and our key sectors can prepare for it as we bring it through to conclusion. My friend Mr. Davies bemoans with regularity that there are only sector by sector marketing materials, as he describes them. But I'd invite him to actually read them, because then, Mrs. Janega, he'd see that machinery and equipment manufacturers face between a 2% and 8% tariff rate with Europe; electrical parts and equipment, between 3% and 14%; scientific and precision instruments, between 3% and 7%; rail products, between 2% and 4%; and plastics and moulds and pipe fittings, in the 6% to 8% range.

International Trade committee  From a specific industry perspective then, have you looked at it provincially sector by sector? Have you had a bit of analysis from working with COFI for example and others?

The Environment  Last month, we released the third Canada's Emissions Trends report. The report clearly shows that our sector-by-sector approach is getting real results. Canadians should be proud of this incredible accomplishment. Our government will continue to make progress towards our targets. Upcoming federal policies will contribute to additional emissions reductions, including in particular—and this is very important—oil and gas sector regulations, as was indicated in last month's Speech from the Throne.

The Environment  I want her to know that our government is committed to achieving Canada's targets, and our record speaks for itself. We will continue to take action with our sector-by-sector approach that has been achieving real results while fostering economic growth. We are proceeding to systematically address all major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. So far our government has contributed to reducing Canada's emissions through stringent regulations for the transportation and the electricity sectors, two of the largest sources of emissions in Canada.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  We are basically at the top of the OECD countries when it comes to spending. Where we have been lacking is in the private sector. Private sector employers in Canada do not spend nearly enough on research and development. We recognize that. That is why we are supporting some advanced research and commercialization projects.

The Environment  That is why I am a very strong advocate for taking actions against climate change and I am proud to be part of a government that is getting things done. We have a sector-by-sector regulatory approach which allows us to project forth our environment and the economy. Under the Liberals' watch, emissions increased by almost 30%. The NDP wants a $20 billion carbon tax.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  That is concrete and measurable evidence of progress on the environment. The government is also following a sector-by-sector regulatory approach to align with the United States to achieve GHG emission reductions. To date, stringent regulations to reduce GHG emissions in the electricity and transport sectors have been implemented.

Business of Supply  It is means that our economy has continued to grow. We have seen growth in the natural resource sector, energy sector, and manufacturing sector. These are all sectors that are so vital to our economy that continue to have revenue produced for our government and jobs created for people in this country.

Business of Supply  Our economies are far too integrated to take a disparate approach. Therefore, like the United States, we have taken a regulatory sector-by-sector approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In the last year, the government has introduced a number of significant initiatives that need to be acknowledged. The first is the electricity sector regulations, the second is the passenger car and light truck regulations and, more recently, the heavy duty vehicle regulations.

Business of Supply  It is our Conservative government that deserves credit for finally tackling some of the bigger issues around emissions reductions. We are taking a results-oriented, sector-by-sector regulatory approach that is targeting the largest emitters. Our coal-fired electricity regulations are among the toughest in the world. This will make Canada the first nation to ban new construction of traditional coal-fired plants.

Business of Supply  Although Canada generates barely 2% of the world's annual greenhouse gases, we are addressing our domestic responsibility to mitigate, to reduce, those emissions. Our sector-by-sector plan to meet our Copenhagen reduction targets is measured by internationally accepted protocols and methodologies, and it is working. This government is the first Canadian government to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment committee  Thank you. Those are all questions that are taken into consideration as we move through the sector-by-sector regulatory process. With regard to transportation, I can't remind Canadians often enough that the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada is the transportation sector, which produces fully 25% of our annual GHGs.

Environment committee  When it comes to climate change, Environment Canada has taken concrete steps to fulfill Canada's commitment to meeting our Copenhagen target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by the year 2020. Following its comprehensive and science-based sector-by-sector approach, the department has already published a series of regulations in alignment with the standards in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector.

The Environment  We would not have seen this under the Liberals' policy that would have put a carbon tax, which would have actually reduced the size of Canada's economy and not seen any tangible results. Our sector-by-sector regulatory approach is getting the job done. We are looking at results of each of the key emitting sectors. For once, Canada can be proud to stand and say we are taking real results on climate change as opposed to what the Liberals did.