I want Mr. Layton to answer this question:

If you were Prime Minister, what would you have Canada do to meet the Kyoto target of 6% below 1990 CO2 emission levels?

The reason I want him to answer this question is so we can see that he doesn't have an answer. And why doesn't he have an answer? Because it is impossible without crippling the economy. Currently, Canada's CO2 emissions are 35% beyond the target point. This means that we would need to reduce CO2 emission by one-third between now and 2012 to meet the Kyoto commitments Jean Chretien made.

One third. If we assumed we could improve the efficiency of power plants and houses and cars by 10% , we could reduce CO2 emissions by about 1%.

Therefore, the only way to meet the target is to shut down CO2 emitting sources. Such as mines, factories, coal and natural gas fired power plants, and cars.

• We would need to replace 1/3 of the coal fired power plants with something else. The only available technology is nuclear and we don't have enough time left to build them.
  
• We would need to remove 1/3 of the cars on the road. Let's assume we improve overall fuel efficiency so we only need to take 1/4 of the cars off the road. Assuming each household in Canada has two cars, ask your neighbour tonight which of you would get rid of a car and drive less?
• We would need every household to reduce heating demand by 1/3. So turn your heat down to 15°C in the winter (put on a sweater) and set A/C only to cool the house/office to 27°C if necessary.

Would you propose something different Jack? Or do you have some magic technology up your sleeves?