Natural Resources committee  I think it's very clear if we look at the other industries, such as forestry, for example, that the move towards exporting the raw product is totally decimating the jobs and work in Canada. We've seen it and we are seeing closures of communities that were once vibrant. Without th

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Peter. I can for sure. I live in a community that has grown from 25,000 to more than 100,000. When we build an infrastructure like that, we have to put it into context. Where is it going to go, if society, as we believe it will, takes a different view on the developme

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. So what does sustainability mean in a national strategy? It means that we identify the needs for Canada—our needs for energy—and reduce our dependency on imports and concentrate on supplying our own needs. By doing so, we develop our own infrastructure to move our res

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to speak to this committee. My name is Roland LeFort. I am a miner here in Fort McMurray. I've been here for 30-some years. I'm also currently president of Unifor Local 707A. We represent the workers at Suncor Energy, with more than 4,0