Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for taking the time to answer our questions. I also thank the witnesses for being here. Minister, the current version of Bill C-12 does not contain a GHG reduction target. In fact, subsection 7(2) states that you will establish the ta

Environment committee  We can therefore expect the government to table an amendment, for example, to remove the part of subsection 7(2) that says that the target will be established after the act comes into force, since it will be established directly in the act. Is that right?

Environment committee  Okay, thank you. If you support this idea, do you also support the idea of including a mandatory minimum target? Let me explain. The presence of the Paris Agreement target in the act could serve as an additional judicial safeguard if more ambitious targets could not be met. Wo

Environment committee  Thank you. Speaking of partner countries, the 27 countries of the European Union and Quebec calculate their GHG reduction targets using 1990 as the base year. However, Canada has decided to use 2005. Since the increase in GHGs was quite staggering between 1990 and 2005, this cho