Thank you, dear colleague.
I would also like to thank all the witnesses we've heard from today.
I have a question for Prof. Pineau, an expert from the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal, the HEC, an institution that is the pride of the people of the riding of Outremont. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank him for being here. Like him, I would like to stress the importance of energy integration between Canada and the United States.
I want to make sure I understand your point, Prof. Pineau. The Prime Minister recently raised with President Biden the importance of harmonizing the rules surrounding electric vehicles.
I will now come back to Line 5. In your opinion, the decision to close Line 5 could create a precedent that would jeopardize the development of power lines between Canada and the United States. When we think of Quebec's enormous potential for supplying renewable electricity in the northeastern United States, this is a concern.
Since my time is limited, I'll now give you the floor so that you can elaborate on your reasoning.