Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses.
Of course, there's emerging consensus around the importance of greater oil sands development, so much so that political leaders are stating their support for it. We have the current Liberal leader speaking in Alberta; it's been clear that he supports greater oil sands development. We have Liberal premiers in Ontario and Quebec recently on the record acknowledging the importance of oil sands development to their economic recovery, post-recession. Of course, it's been recently reported that the Bloc leader has invested, for more than a tidy return, in oil sands development himself. So we know how important this—