Thank you.
I don't think it's the volatility of the price, but it's the high prices that are really bothering Canadians. I talk to a lot of seniors, for example, who are worried about keeping their homes over the winter because of heating costs. Each of you is saying it's someone else who is responsible for it, but one thing we know is that when crude prices go up—often for no reason pertaining to production—the industry makes windfall profits. It's nice to point fingers at others, and the industry may say it has no control over this, but coincidentally the oil industry makes huge profits when consumers are dinged at the pumps.
So my question to you is, why are the oil companies making such huge profits, if it's out of their hands that these prices are so high? Quite frankly, consumers don't buy it. They believe they're being gouged. Speculation is clearly part of this. We're going to deal with a panel on that this afternoon. People believe the oil companies are gouging them, and it's more than just a PR problem; it's a real concern for Canadians. We own huge supplies of oil in this country and, at the same time, we have the largest polluting project in the country, the tar sands, which are going to supply more oil. That's a huge concern for Canadians. Frankly, we have a problem with the way the oil industry is pricing the supply here and with the environmental impacts it is causing for all Canadians.
This is mainly a statement, but if you have any comments on it, I'd appreciate them.