Yes. Just to be super clear, since I've been here in D.C., which is I guess three and a half years now, advocating for Canadian energy infrastructure, our oil and gas sector, has been a major focus of this embassy. We have an entire section that deals with energy, and individuals who deal with the oil and gas sector in particular.
In 2019, in anticipation of the federal election, we worked for well over a year with Alberta and the sector, long before President Biden was even a candidate, to get all of the information out there about what's happening in our sector, about the innovations that have been made, about the regulations that are in place and about the benefits of the Canada-U.S. energy relationship and the oil and gas relationship in particular. I believe that we made an incredibly strong case. We spoke to hundreds of people around this over the course of a year and a half, including the top decision-makers.
It's very challenging. Energy infrastructure is very challenging. That particular project was also very difficult.
I'm from Alberta. I grew up in Alberta. I have a lot of family in Alberta. I have family that works in the energy sector in Alberta and Saskatchewan. I know how hard that decision was. I know how hard it is for Canadians, but we are working on this non-stop every day, here and across the country.