Well, it's very difficult to replace one of the largest portions of a country's GDP. Quite frankly, it has been one of the largest industries, I would say, if not in this kind of market but certainly in years past. It was the largest portion of the publicly traded market, such as the TSX, which trades around 20% within the energy sector. When you look at things like retirement plans, taxation and employment, you see that all of these things are significantly impacted by an industry that isn't running on all cylinders.
The second point I would make is that we are so proud of our people. We're proud of our technology. There is no question that the oil and gas industry in Canada is the best in the world. The world is going to consume energy in the form of fossil fuels for a very long time, and that energy needs to come from Canada. In fact, one of the MPs—I believe it was Elizabeth May—mentioned that we need to ensure that Canadians consume responsible energy from Canada, and we agree with that. In fact, we want to make sure of it, but we need infrastructure to do that. We need to ensure that every Canadian, coast to coast to coast, does not have to rely on the Saudis or Nigeria or the Russians.
It is in our national strategic interest as a country, as Canadians, that our energy resources be produced here in Canada and be distributed in Canada, and that we get full price for our products, full stop. We can get there, but we need to ensure that we have the leadership and the will to get us to that strategic point.