Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me begin by thanking the witnesses for their participation today and their very thorough presentations.
Mr. Stringer, I would like to start with your presentation. I noted with interest that over 40% of the jobs created from the oil sands occur outside of Alberta. I'm particularly interested in those that are based in Ontario and Quebec. I want to ask if you can elaborate a little on the nature of those jobs.
I presume those are 2007 numbers, and I wonder if you can provide some analysis on what impact, if any, the economic downturn has had on the jobs outside of Alberta.