Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today.
My questions will be for Mr. Ray Orb, from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities.
Mr. Orb, we're in a difficult situation here, in that this particular bill applies to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba only, but it will be voted on by members of Parliament from all across the country. I was wondering if you could give the parliamentarians here in Ottawa an idea of what the oil and gas sector means to the economy and the way of life of the people of Saskatchewan.