Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.
I'm extremely impressed with Saskatchewan. As a kid growing up, I always thought it was all about wheat. But I listened to the Prime Minister say that Canada should be an energy superpower. Looking at Saskatchewan, I see you have oil and uranium, and the potential for biofuels is unbelievable.
Can you explain to the committee the status of the biofuels sector here in Canada? How does it relate to the rest of the world? More importantly, if we're developing this new biofuels sector for the world, how can we as Canadians keep those jobs throughout the value-added chain right here in Canada?
For example, when we signed agreements on natural gas in the past, they weren't exactly in Canada's best interest. But in this exciting new field of ethanol and biodiesel, what's the status of the sector right now? How do we relate to the rest of the world, and how can we keep those value-added jobs here?