Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister Eyre, it's good to have you here in Ottawa, if only virtually.
When this bill was being debated in the House of Commons and whenever this issue comes up in question period, what we've often heard and often hear from some of the other parties is about the need to “end fossil fuel subsidies”. We've heard this catchphrase so often that the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that a government such as yours must be on the verge of bankruptcy because of all these fossil fuel subsidies that you're apparently lavishing on every oil and gas company you can find.
I was wondering if you could you set the record straight about the effects of oil and gas companies and the oil and gas sector on the budget of the Government of Saskatchewan.