Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The opportunities are linked to a just transition. It's as simple as that. That's why we want robust just transition mechanisms to accompany the legislation. In terms of the previous question, we want to see just transition principles or mechanisms mentioned in the legislation itself. This was promised by the current government during the last election to facilitate the engagement of workers. The purpose was to engage them in a social dialogue and include them in the discussions while clearly establishing the process and the funding required, as well as indicators of success.
All of this can only be done by allowing worker participation. That is to some extent what our colleagues at Unifor put forward about a week ago. They set the bar very high by saying that if workers are not part of the solution, they will become the problem. A just transition is often seen as based on a principle that prevents energy transition. The opposite is true. If we encourage working men and women to contribute to the search for solutions, we will achieve the energy transition much more quickly.
I'll give you one last example. In Saskatchewan, workers from the refinery field have retrained and entered the geothermal field. So it is possible. We just need to get these people involved and change the paradigm. That way, we'll get results.