Natural Resources committee  Oil sands are almost a unique resource. There are very few oil sands deposits around the world, so specifically applied to oil sands, this is a unique enterprise. Certainly other countries are terribly innovative and they've developed models that would fit their system. In terms

Natural Resources committee  We have 14 of what we call shareholding companies. They are the founders, the producing companies that have signed a charter and are funding our infrastructure, but again we're in the middle of launching an associate membership program through which essentially any institution, o

Natural Resources committee  There's certainly a high level of innovation and effort going on in the country from coast to coast. Our individual member companies have individual relationships with a whole suite of other providers, again coast to coast, from academic institutions to governments and so on. On

Natural Resources committee  I'd be happy to. Thank you. There are three questions, as I understand it. First of all, where does the push come from to launch an organization like COSIA? Then, how are we going to address challenges in the future? Third, is there a mechanism whereby garage entrepreneurs or pe

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, and good morning. It's a great opportunity to be able to speak with you today. I'm here to tell you about an organization called Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, or COSIA. COSIA is an alliance of 14 oil sands producers that collectively account for about 90% of