BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, I will continue with questions. In the 2013-14 main estimates, $5.6 million is allotted to the National Energy Board for what is called “heightened public awareness”. How much of that $5.6 million is allotted to advertising?

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, in the main estimates, the budgetary expenditures for AECL is $211.1 million for this fiscal year. In the supplementary estimates, the government is now asking for another $260 million, which is even more than the original amount in the main estimates. I note that AECL has spent almost $620 million to date in the 2012-13 estimates.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, my next question deals with the fact that there are premiers in the country who are taking some initiatives. I speak about the Premier of Alberta, in particular, who is trying to work with the other provinces and has made trips to visit other premiers from other provinces and has advocated the idea of a Canadian national energy strategy, working collectively in the interests of Canada and the Council of the Federation.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, the environment commissioner's spring report gave a scathing review of the lack of federal government oversight and management with the chemicals used in fracking. Is there funding allocated in this year's estimates to rectify this inaction?

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, I do not think I am going to get an answer about how we are halfway to our 2020 targets, but let me ask another question. Can the minister tell us what share of the progress that has been made is due to the provinces, as distinct from federal government action?

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, that was a non-answer. Let me say that I have also witnessed a first this evening. This is the first time the Conservatives have actually acknowledged that it is a team effort. They did not tell us how much the provinces have contributed, but up until now, for the past number of years, they have made it sound as if it has been only through their efforts that the actual numbers have been reduced.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, the government likes to talk about its sector-by-sector approach, and it has indeed brought in a couple of initiatives, one dealing with car exhaust emissions and the other dealing with coal-fired generating stations. The big one, because it is the one that is most susceptible to our not being able to reach our 2020 targets is, of course, the sector dealing with oil and gas.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, as an aside, it probably would not be a bad idea if the minister did avail himself of some of that training, but I digress. Let me point out that the minister recently answered a letter written by 12 scientists, and I want to quote from it. In his answer, he said: Domestically, we have taken action to reduce our GHG emissions and estimate that, as a result of collective action to date, we are already halfway towards closing the gap between the original projections for 2020 and where we need to be to meet our 17 per cent Copenhagen Accord target.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, I thank the minister for that answer. The last time we had available figures for Canada's production of greenhouse gases was in 2011. It says so on the sites, and that number was 702 megatonnes. Now, if we are halfway toward our 2020 targets, we should be in the area of about 670 megatonnes at this time.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, I think the minister said this time that it “will bring us” halfway, which is different from saying that they are halfway. We should be able to see right now, if the government claims that it is halfway, that it knows that we are at or below 670 megatonnes now. Can he give me a straight answer, please?

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY  Mr. Chair, I welcome the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Liberal Party and to ask the Minister of Natural Resources some questions this evening. My focus will be primarily on asking questions. Being the Minister of Natural Resources is a challenging task. Not only does the minister have to oversee the development of Canada's natural resources, but because natural resources can have consequences when they are developed, he must also show that he has a keen understanding of the consequences that can occur if these resources are not developed in a sustainable manner.

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-510, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief). Mr. Speaker, today I have the honour to present my bill, which was previously supported by all parties at second reading but which died on the order paper when the last election was called. I am also pleased to have the bill seconded by my colleague from St.

Employment  Mr. Speaker, we are talking about 411,000 young Canadians out of work and 173,000 who have just given up. We learned that 19,000 fewer students were working this month than last month. Every time we see another ad for the economic action plan on TV, it means 30 fewer jobs for our young students.

Employment  Mr. Speaker, every month, this government wastes $100,000 of taxpayers' money on media monitoring to track its own MPs. It is incredible. In the meantime, it is eliminating jobs for our young students who are looking for work, putting a greater burden on the families that support them.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this petition signed by a large number of constituents. It concerns the closing of three Canada Post offices: one in Westmount, one in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and one in Snowdon. These post offices were closed without public consultation the way public consultation should occur, and are at the heart of the communities that are affected by the closing.