I appreciate the question. You bring up a good point in terms of doing the work responsibly.
My opinion is that, yes, both resources can be developed in a responsible manner. Again, there are effective regulations that we operate under that ensure that the work is done responsibly.
One example of those regulations is with regard to shale gas. There are a number of concerns that stakeholders generally would bring forward, and they're very valid concerns, that both the industry and regulators have been addressing in this past year.
To give you a few examples, first off, you've heard a lot, as you mentioned, with respect to disclosure of the chemicals that are used in hydraulic fracturing. The industry as well as the provinces have moved, both in British Columbia and in Alberta, and the industry across Canada has moved, to a commitment to disclosure of those chemicals that are utilized in the hydraulic fracturing process.
Secondly, in terms of the protection of the quality and quantity of fresh groundwater, industry made a number of commitments through the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers earlier this year in terms of the practices around well-bore integrity, protecting the shale operations, and physically separating them, with solid well-bore integrity, from any kind of potential contamination of groundwater...and as well, in terms of the sourcing of water for the use in hydraulic fracturing operations, made the commitment to look for alternative sources, one of which I mentioned in my talk in terms of looking for the Debolt saline water as an alternative to the use of fresh water.
So between the commitments that industry is making and the regulations we operate under, yes, it can definitely be done, and I think that has to get through to the stakeholders in the area.