Our goal is simple.
Clean air is a national issue.
Canada and the United States signed the Air Quality Agreement in December, committing themselves to cutting pollutants that cause ground-level ozone. The agreement also includes commitments on monitoring and reporting. Ottawa will Canada's auto emission standards with tighter U.S. standards by 2004, notably by imposing a cap on sulphur content in gasoline starting in 2005. The federal government also plans to to cut industrial emissions, especially in the sectors of electricity generation, oil refining and industries producing or using large amounts of solvents.