We would never support anything that would destroy our economy. We might, however, be a little bit careful about overly embracing the idea that just because we're trying to address a lot of the issues with respect to sustainability, it might automatically translate into economic disaster.
I know people have different takes on this and people take different positions on the issue. I really believe—and I think our organization could really provide some research to the committee that would support the prospect—that indeed not only could sustainability in a lot of different sectors be achieved, and to a very large extent, but in many sectors of our economy you will see economic growth, not economic atrophy. That's one of the things that might be a bit of a misnomer in this debate.
We have seen cities like Calgary and Edmonton actually investing quite a lot of money in these areas. They're doing so in ways that really don't spell economic disaster at all. In fact, they're making the cities more attractive. Of course, obviously as we try to wade our way through all of this debate in a balanced way, we have to always be comparing the short-term fears against longer-term fears as well as finding that balance, which we think can be achieved.
