It's true, Commissioner, that investment in new technologies is needed to reduce emissions, and we all want to reduce emissions.
I'd like to conclude with a general comment. The Canadians who work in the oil sector are Canadians. The Canadian energy sector belongs to all Canadians. If we produce oil in Canada, it's because Canadians need it. If we stop producing it in Canada, it will be produced elsewhere. If it's done elsewhere, we'll be sending billions of dollars to other countries instead of having the oil industry contribute to Canada's economy.
It's true that we're facing some challenges, but the oil industry is striving to reduce emissions. It's true, of course, that more effort is needed. We all want to reduce emissions. But we won't accomplish that by insulting the Canadians who work in the oil industry and telling them that only the Canadian oil industry is at fault, rather than all Canadians. I don't share that point of view.
For as long as we need energy from oil, as we do in Quebec, where there's been a 7% increase—