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  It's a good question, because obviously these are commodities that are subject to market factors, right? That said, across North America, a lot of the drilling rigs are being laid down because they can't get enough money for their product. They would love to have that dilemma of growing demand, whether it's offshore or continentally.

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 mining or extraction activities, so there has been a lot of unevenness.

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, and they knew if they could offer their customers a greener service that could mean more business.

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, though, about the specific ones you mentioned.

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 focuses on federal investment to help the end-user buy the technology and industry investment to build out infrastructure.

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 instance, whether it's training or codes and standards, we need to have consistency across Canada.

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 increasingly facing Canada in the areas of jobs, growth, competitiveness, and achieving a sustainable environment, and to share with you the rapid deployment that our largest trading partner to the south is making in close proximity to our shared border and how it can negatively impact our job retention, job creation, investment, and environmental outcomes if we don't pool our Canadian resources to get us on a more level North American playing field.

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.

Transport committee  Do you want dimensions?