In the project assessment for the trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline, TANAP.... This is just to continue on with something that the chair had said, and I'm not putting words into your mouth, Mr. Chair.
In the project objectives and expected results, it says that the project’s development objectives are to “integrate Azerbaijan with regional and European energy markets by strengthening its connectivity and transit role”, to diversity Azerbaijan's gas export markets, and “to improve the energy supply security of Turkey and South Eastern Europe.”
Those are all fine goals, if you live in southeastern Europe, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, but we have difficulty in securing our energy supply in eastern Canada using western oil. Why are we financing these goals and objectives with $375 million U.S. from Canadian taxpayers? These are competitor markets to Canadian natural gas.