First of all, I would say that we actually do have a very robust distribution grid in place. The issue on transportation isn't about how effective the grid is; the issue is the cost of the vehicles and the cost of building the unique stations that are required for fuelling vehicles, particularly large vehicles, for LNG, liquid natural gas, or for CNG, compressed natural gas.
I think Ms. Miller put two slides in front of you, a very effective visual, as you noted. I'm not sure if she referenced this yesterday, but there was an announcement earlier this week that Irving Oil is building, of its own accord, a series of stations across New Brunswick for LNG. These kinds of things are happening on their own where the market conditions are such that it can actually be economical to do them, but if you're concerned about what more the federal government might do, there are a couple of things.
First of all, on the regulatory side, you don't have authority—these are provincial questions—but you do have a bully pulpit. You can make the point—and it is useful to make the point to regulators across the country—that there is a value proposition associated with natural gas. If regulated entities can be allowed to finance that value proposition on a rate base, then that's a very effective way to ensure that you get the right infrastructure in place.
The second thing you can do is look at other jurisdictions where there are mechanisms in place to lower the vehicle cost, be it accelerated depreciation of vehicles or whatever else, particularly in the U.S., because, as I believe Ms. Miller pointed out yesterday, we potentially face competitive disadvantage in our trucking industry. We need to make sure there is a level playing field in the trucking industry between the two countries.