Thank you very much for coming before the committee today. I have a question for Mr. Brakel and Ms. Aquin.
I can't establish a reality check of the status quo, the economic situation we have from declining investment, high taxes, high payroll taxes, a carbon tax, and other policies that turn off investment that might otherwise come our way. Today there is a huge decline in investment, from $81 billion to $31 billion, in the oil sector alone.
There's a ban on tankers on the west coast, while they're allowed with the Saudi oil and other oils in the Atlantic provinces, and in the chair's riding. In respect of LNG, what's happening south of the border? The picture as we see it is very concerning from a business perspective and an economic perspective. In going forward, it seems that we're doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.
Could you elaborate on that? From the point of view of our policies, our approach, our economy, and the surrounding situation, it seems that this government is doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.
I would like to hear from Mr. Brakel and Ms. Aquin.