Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Segal, we have heard a lot about this kind of doomsday scenario from Canadian economists, who claim that oil sands production and the contributions to the economy are so vital to Canadian identity and to the Canadian economy, yet we know that oil sands are basically the only sector that is still increasing its emissions. It contributes a large, but less than 2%, quota to our annual GDP.
I don't want to take away from the importance of the energy sector in Canada. It certainly has driven our economy for many years.
Is it your perspective or opinion that without oil sands production in Canada our economy would flatline and stop growing, or would we hit a giant recession, as has been intimated by other witnesses?