Here's the question I'm asking. We've been told by the government in testimony this past week that they're not going to update the document. There have been changes to the Indo-Pacific strategy since it was originally published in November 2022. Those changes include the Prime Minister's announcing in Asia last year that Canada wants to expedite Canadian oil and gas to the region, wants to turn Canada into an energy superpower and wants to export far more quantities of oil and gas to the region. I think the Prime Minister made reference to doubling Canada's natural gas exports from the about 50 million tonnes a year expected by 2030 to 100 million tonnes by 2040.
When I asked the minister about updating the strategy to reflect this—because the words “oil and gas” do not appear in that strategy—she indicated that she had directed officials to update the strategy, which I took to mean to update the document. Now we find out that the document is not going to be updated in a singular fashion and may be updated through a speech the minister gives or in other ways.
We're back to the situation we were in prior to the Indo-Pacific strategy being published, and we're not clear on what exactly the government's policy is in the region. I am trying to get your views on whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.