Finance committee  In our view, I think we have to look at the entire economic rent that's being paid by the industry, in terms of the royalties and upstream and the treatment at the provincial level, some of which we just saw in the announcement last week. In terms of finance, we need to compare

Finance committee  Indeed. If you look at sources such as the International Energy Agency or other third party sources that look at global energy demand, it is growing dramatically, thanks to changes in the economies in India and China and some of the other populated nations. As those economies b

Finance committee  We are disappointed with the uptake of the Eyford report. We believe that the aboriginal consultation issues and the need to resolve and reconcile in certain situations the interests of aboriginal Canadians with non-aboriginal Canadians and with industry such as ours is one of th

Finance committee  Well, the money would be received. It is just a deferral of tax revenues.

Finance committee  I'd have to look at the specific MPD. I can't comment on the $3 billion, but again, it's a tax treatment in our view that if the government and Canadians wish to realize the tremendous jobs, the resource revenue—

Finance committee  —that greatly exceeds $3 billion, then certain treatments are required.

Finance committee  It's volume and I think, if you will, there's a sense of confusion and trepidation among the people who are managing the program that if there are any errors made or that permits are not given absolutely a thorough review that takes longer than 10 days there will be consequences.

Finance committee  Indeed, we support that the performance measurement and accountability are crucial measures that need to be undertaken both with respect to the jobs grants and as well the LMDAs. And in fact our submission highlights that the LMDAs do not contain the kinds of reporting and accoun

Finance committee  We would apply that same logic, that it's a manufacturing facility. Again, if that kind of treatment as a manufacturing facility extends to smaller LNG facilities, that neutrality of the tax system in treating horizontal activities fairly should be applied.

Finance committee  Thank you for raising interprovincial mobility. It is absolutely crucial. We have in the past, for example, joined with Canada's Building Trades Unions to ask government to let workers who are travelling for work deduct the costs of that travel from their income tax. Those types

Finance committee  The accessing issues are specifically around the 10-day turnaround and that this is not a reality for our members; they are just not experiencing the kind of turnaround on applications in practice that the changes have intended.

Finance committee  Well, I think the oil sands offer an excellent example of that leadership. To date, some $8 billion worth of goods and services have been purchased from aboriginal entrepreneurs. A large part of that is as a result of the investments that oil sands producers have made in the trai

Finance committee  Again, this is part of a package of changes that we think need to happen, which includes the skills training and the work experience. In fact, we'd love to see economic development in the region you're talking about.

Finance committee  Again, I think we're looking at a suite of recommendations, not just this one alone. We're looking at skills training that would provide value to the people in your region and that would provide an opportunity to acquire new skills to perhaps work in oil and gas within their own

Finance committee  No, sir, I am a recent transplant from Alberta to eastern Canada.