Thank you very much.
My question is for those who would like to answer it. It is about green energy.
One of the witnesses said earlier that electricity is cheaper in Quebec than elsewhere, and that is true. Quebec set up Hydro-Québec. In Ontario, the province right next door, the price of electricity is much higher than Quebec sells it for in the United States.
Of course, this is not Quebec's fault. Quebec is willing to sell its electricity to Ontario, but the Ontario government has decided to buy its electricity from wind and solar providers at much higher prices.
We could have bought electricity from our neighbours, Quebec and Manitoba, with zero greenhouse gas emissions, but for some reason we chose to buy it at exorbitant prices, forcing companies like Mr. Sobot's to leave the country to expand elsewhere.
Why do governments pay more for electricity when it's green and cheaper here in Canada?