Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you, witnesses. I've never had quite as astute a panel as we have today. My questions are going to be pretty basic. Can you tell me the global percentage of emissions that Canada produces? Mr. Rivers, go ahead.

Environment committee  Can you tell me about the global emissions for China, India, Russia, the Eastern European countries, and Asia? These are all economists, folks, so I'm assuming they have all the numbers.

Environment committee  Well, I think the United States is actually in the 30%—

Environment committee  And we're less than 2%.

Environment committee  They're our largest trading partner, I think. Can you tell me how much the $20 a tonne will reduce greenhouse gases in Canada?

Environment committee  Can you tell me, then, how much, any of you—

Environment committee  When was that?

Environment committee  So that was during the recession, as my colleague mentioned.

Environment committee  I'm just trying to get a handle, because one of the things we're talking about.... Mr. Chair, quite honestly, I've yet to hear about what it's going to do. All I hear about is the amount of money we're going to collect from people. For a bystander sitting out there, and me—I'm

Environment committee  Are those done on models?

Environment committee  Thank you.

Environment committee  Can you tell me, from all your research, if CO2 is a pollutant? Mr. Sawyer, go ahead.

Environment committee  I have only a few minutes.

Environment committee  But it is on electricity. Is that right?

Environment committee  I'm just trying to get a clarification.