 Good evening. Today the First Ministers and I came together to do some very important work, work that frankly was long overdue. That work centres around the very real threat of climate change and the tremendous opportunity that exists for Canada to be more innovative, more competitive and more successful. For our benefit, for our children and for every generation that follows. Working together, the Premier's and I have developed a framework that includes real and concrete measures to grow a strong, to build a strong, clean economy. To create the good, well-paying jobs that Canadian families need to succeed and to do what Canadians expect of us and of themselves to do all we can to make our world better for our children and grandchildren. And so I want to thank all of the premiers for being here today, for coming into this meeting with some strongly held views, but also with the willingness to work hard on behalf of all Canadians. I want to recognize and thank Indigenous leaders for their ongoing partnership and their contributions today. Every person in the room, whether they represented First Nations, the Inuit, the Métis Nation, provinces, territories, or Canada as a whole, had a chance to be heard and to have their viewpoints considered as we made important decisions together. And I'm very happy to share with you the results of many months of hard work, the pan Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change. An ambitious and achievable framework to address climate change and grow the clean economy for our children and grandchildren. It's a plan that also recognizes the unique needs of the communities of First Nations, the Métis and the Inuits. In this spirit, we have set up a strategy based on collaboration to respond to these needs. As you have often heard me say, we have not chosen between what is good for the economy and what is good for the environment. This plan includes several important measures that will allow us both to grow our economy and to create good jobs. With this plan, we are committed to determination to fight against climate change and make significant progress in the protection of the environment for our children and our children. In the heart of this framework, there is a national plan that puts in place a tariff on the pollution caused by carbon, in order to respect the different needs of each province and territory, including the unique needs of the communities of the North. At the same time, we know that this tariff is not a sufficient measure for us to reach the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement. To reach it, we will have to do more. That's why, as a second point, this plan includes some strong measures aimed at accelerating a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Our goal is to have Canada powered by 90% clean energy by 2030. That's a goal we can achieve through the phase out of coal-fired power, along with greater reliance on renewables like hydro, wind, and solar power, and by taking action to protect and enhance carbon stored in forested lands, wetlands, and agricultural lands. All things are part of our discussions today. This plan also affirms our intention to jointly develop a national clean fuel standard to reduce emissions from fuels used in transportation, buildings, and industry. The Premier's and I also talked about how to best move ahead with the investments needed to build a clean growth economy. We discussed the $2 billion low carbon economy fund, the $25 billion federal commitment to public transit, our $21 billion commitment to green infrastructure, and our $1 billion planned investment to support clean technology, as well as plans for the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Together, these investments will enable us to build the infrastructure that our country requires to reduce pollution, to create new jobs for the middle class, and to make lives better for all Canadians. By improving energy efficiency standards for housing and other buildings, we will be reducing costs for those who need help the most. We also agreed we need better clean energy infrastructure, things like new charging stations for electric cars, integrated transit systems, and building stronger connections between provinces to produce and share clean electricity. Finally, we discussed the different ways to measure and make progress. It is important for all those who are part of this process that the efforts and the results obtained are shared with Canadians in a transparent and responsible way. The Prime Ministers can tell you more about their individual priorities, but I was lucky enough to see what was planned, and I must tell you that several projects are truly inspiring. They include a corridor for electric cars between Ontario and Quebec. A regional electricity network to help the provinces of the Atlantic to remove polluting energy sources like coal. The Manitoba, Alberta and the British Columbia are evaluating different ways to connect their clean energy systems between their borders, and the territories begin to remove the energy produced by the DSL. It is the kind of cooperation and collaboration that will help Canada position itself as a real world leader in terms of clean energy. Once again, I would like to thank the Prime Ministers for their leadership. I know that at a certain time, the federal government would not demonstrate the same commitment. Climate change is still the subject of debate, and growth has been perceived as a threat for the economy rather than an opportunity. These days are behind us all. I am very proud to now work with a group of premiers and indigenous leaders who recognize that we are all in this together, and that the need to act now is not simply a moral imperative, it's an economic necessity. It's only by working together that we can truly take on the challenge of climate change, sharing our ideas, challenging each other, and ultimately making tough decisions. That's what we needed to do to grow a strong and clean economy. That's what we need to do to protect the health of our environment and, with it, the health of all Canadians. Every First Minister, and indeed every Canadian, wants to leave a cleaner, more prosperous country to our children than the one we inherited from our parents. With this framework, we are telling Canadians and the world that a clean environment and a strong economy go hand in hand. And now we get to prove it.