It depends on where you're from in the country. In British Columbia, we're not missing out at all. A shale resource is being developed as we speak in northeastern British Columbia. Interestingly enough, it's supported by both sides of the provincial house, both the sitting government and the principal opposition party, the New Democrats. They are very supportive of developing that resource to the benefit of British Columbians.
The situation is not the same in some other jurisdictions. In the Maritimes, there are some real issues about the development of the shale resource.
We've just finished hosting a three-day International Gas Union conference at the Château Laurier, so it was a convenient move here from there. We had representatives from dozens of countries around the world; every continent was represented. The opportunity that shale gas development represents around the world is a truly extraordinary one. But what we find is that each jurisdiction takes a different approach, in part in response to whether it has developed such resources before. In eastern Canada, such resources have not been developed before and there's an understandable hesitancy and caution about it.
But we believe it can be developed safely and responsibly. Good regulatory frameworks are in place where it is being developed now and could be applied in these other jurisdictions. If it isn't, then there is an opportunity missed.