We have seen investment projections. Now, you have to put this in a certain amount of context. We are coming out of a down cycle, so some of it is explained by that and certain plans were shelved, but we are looking at about a 60% reduction in proposed projects and we have seen exploration expenditures halved over the last six years. In saying that, I know that there's a tendency for this chamber to point fingers, but it started six years ago and it just hasn't stopped.
My plea to all of you, my concern, is the politicization of natural resources in this country. Something that Canada is known around the world for being the best in is harming our future. I would implore all of you to think about where this is taking us as a country and the kind of risk that we're putting Canada in by politicizing our natural resource industries. We are really good at this. We have improved considerably. Just last week, Environment Canada released a report on air quality that shows how much better our air is and it was in large part because of how our industry and the chemicals industry has improved their emissions controls. That's the direction. We need to stand up for these sectors a bit more in this country.