I think that's a good question.
My political scientist answer, in part, is that they are institutionally embedded incumbents. They have very close relationships with some provincial governments as well.
I think the underlying question is very valid, particularly in the context of commitments around climate change and energy transition. The continued subsidization of the fossil fuel sector is one that raises an awful lot of questions. There are debates about how you do this and how you account for that.
One also has to keep in mind that visible subsidies are only part of this. As we've been reminded in Alberta, there is also the question of accumulated liabilities over abandoned wells and things like that, which have to be taken into account as well. It's unclear how that's going to be covered, other than, ultimately, through the taxpayers of Alberta.
Therefore, we have to keep a very broad perspective on the different forms of subsidization and support that may occur in a sector. The ones that may be most visible may not be the most important.