Natural Resources committee  Briefly, Shell was supposed to build an upgrader in Sarnia way back in 2004-05. They ditched that plan and they actually closed the Montreal refinery and used the capacity in their other refineries to supply our own market. That's where we got the raw deal.

Natural Resources committee  I would just like to add one point to that discussion. With Shell, there were refining facilities. I would point out, by the way, that they are not yet dismantled, but are supposed to be this spring. There was also a level of consumption. There was a balance there. Why was Shell

Natural Resources committee  I don't have those actual figures, but we can forward numbers on direct jobs, indirect jobs, and economic spinoff. But you know, if you just take the proportion.... We did a specific study for Shell, and Shell meant 800 jobs. These were direct in the sense of Shell employees, p

Natural Resources committee  Currently, there is none. We've appeared consistently on virtually every project over the last number of years, and jobs are not considered. They are not a criterion. They are not even considered a public interest. It's as simple as that. I mentioned earlier that the left hand

Natural Resources committee  You would need another committee to study the price of gas. It is a pretty broad topic with many factors at play.

Natural Resources committee  Exactly.

Natural Resources committee  It brings to mind a country that has development plans for the next 20, 30 or 50 years. The industry does not like uncertainty. If there is a 50-year plan in place, the industry will know where things are headed and will be able to adapt and adjust accordingly.

Natural Resources committee  When it comes to petroleum product supply, the specific situation of eastern Canada has been on the radar for some time. It came to the fore when Shell announced the closure of its refinery in 2010. Refining capacity was being cut by 25%. That was when a red flag went up and peop

Natural Resources committee  I think what we don't have right now as a country is a national energy strategy. There is an absence. What I mean by that is that it's as if the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. If all of a sudden we became number two in the world, after Saudi Arabia, with p

Natural Resources committee  I will continue. My name is Joseph Gargiso. I am the administrative vice-president of CEP as well as the union's bargaining program coordinator for the oil sector. Since the document is in English, it will be easier to read it in English rather than translate as I go. But we wi