Thank you.
We are asking the government to apply the Kyoto Protocol and implement measures to meet Kyoto targets. We are being told that this will cost too much, that the measures would be too heavy a burden for the economy and the government to bear. On the other hand—and you mentioned this in your brief—oil companies are receiving significant tax breaks that make it possible for them to save billions of dollars in taxes. We are told that we have no money to fund existing programs that work well, such as EnerGuide but we have enough money to give tax credits to oil companies.
Have you costed out that 100% accelerated capital cost allowance? Have you calculated what amount that represents annually? In your view, are there other similar measures in our tax system? For example, does a company that implements environmental measures have the same right to this accelerated capital cost allowance, or is it only the oil companies that have it?