Finance committee  Yes, natural gas has historically traded at a discount to oil, but it used to be that they would track, and now the analysts think that because of this supply change in North America, it has uncoupled. That's why we're starting to hear major vehicle manufacturers like Caterpillar

Finance committee  No, we do not.

Finance committee  That's right. We only have an import facility in Saint John, New Brunswick, which is pretty much idle.

Finance committee  I'm not certain.

Finance committee  British Columbia hopes so, yes.

Finance committee  The Americans are probably about eight or nine years ahead of Canada in using that technique to extract gas. In Canada, of course, we've certainly heard about it in different jurisdictions. It has been challenging, because this resource is underground in areas that have never had

Finance committee  Yes, we do have a plan. To contrast it with what we've seen with Vedder, that's a single project, and they have a private station. The reality is that most fleets in Canada won't be able to do that. They have a challenge in getting access to the fuel. In that regard, our plan foc

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. In terms of British Columbia, I think you're referring to Vedder Transport, which has a very large project out of Abbotsford. In terms of the driver for that project in regard to that particular fleet, they're the largest hauler of raw milk in Canada

Finance committee  I can't speak to the specific technologies, because we do have a focus on the downstream, on the use, but certainly we know that continentally we're now looking at more than a century of supply of natural gas because of some of those kinds of technological changes. I'm not sure,

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  Right.

Finance committee  Well, first of all, certainly representing the CNGVA, we would like to recognize the federal government. We are benefiting now from the ecoEnergy for alternative fuels program, which is a $3-million, five-year program to build capacity really to help end-users change. For instanc

Finance committee  Thank you. My name is Alicia Milner. I'm the president of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance. It's a privilege to appear today before the committee and to speak on behalf of Canada's natural gas vehicle industry. I'm here to share with you the challenges that are incre

Transport committee  Do you want dimensions?

Transport committee  At a public refuelling station today, it's about 50¢ a litre. But you should understand that at least 20¢ of that, depending on which province you're in, is a tax difference, because natural gas doesn't have the same level of taxation as gasoline and diesel.