Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My motion, as you can see, calls on the standing committee to hold an additional meeting to invite representatives of the oil and gas industry and relevant witnesses to come before the committee to explain the reason for the increases in the price of oil and gas.
Gas prices have spiked dramatically. It's affecting Canadians all across the country. The biggest question people are asking is why. We need to have a better analysis of those reasons. Therefore, I think it's important for our committee to hear from the oil and gas sector, investors, retailers, and refiners to hear from them what they view as the rationale for the spike in oil and gas prices. Is this something that's going to continue to be an issue in the coming months, perhaps even in the coming years? We don't know. We want to know why this is happening and see if there's any potential action this committee needs to recommend.