I really appreciate the question. For me, that arguably is the most important question that we have with respect to energy and creating a more unified view of our interests in energy and with western Canada.
I want to speak openly and candidly. I'm saying this to everybody publicly, so this is not the first time.
Going into the next national election campaign, my greatest fear is that the rhetoric heats up again and that it might even become worse. The polarization increases and the anger increases. This time there is something different. I don't mind saying this, because it's factual. The Wexit party is now a registered national party and has committed itself to having a candidate in every federal riding in western Canada. I'm worried about it. I'm worried that people are going to go into those voting booths and they're going to be angry.
What, then, if we have a surprise outcome and have a separatist party representing a large number of Canadians in the west? I know that political strategists looked at all that and lots of calculations are being made. As a Canadian, I worry about it.
I'm extremely concerned about our national unity. I am very exposed to a lot of those kinds of discussions. With respect to the Canada pension plan, and Alberta's participation in the Canada pension plan, I think the probability is very high that Alberta is going to launch a formal process to withdraw. That's about $3 billion of transfers that, in a sense, would be left within Alberta, but it means that Canadians have to pay more. I think that is a big issue. There are a number of actions like that under way, and it's unfortunate.