The Saskatchewan people are doing more with it, I'd have to tell you.
If you look at China and the energy front, they have a rapacious need for resources and energy, but they also have become a leader in solar and wind. Soon, with this agreement between them and the U.S., they will displace the leadership position that we currently have on carbon capture and storage.
One of the things I'd like to do if we go to the U.S. is to organize and focus on bringing a group of congressmen and senators to Weyburn--and there are other examples in Canada--and play a very constructive role in raising the awareness of what we have in Canada in this area. I think we have a window of opportunity to make a big difference on that file. It's important, because the advantage we have right now is that 40% of the stored carbon in the world is sequestered in Weyburn. The U.S., as a government, has just put $3 billion into CCS research, matched by $7 billion from the private sector. China is throwing in a lot of money. I think we're going to lose our head start very quickly. That's a very targeted and focused area where I think the trade committee could make a difference, legislator to legislator.
In terms of Mr. Julian's motion, I don't think it is mutually exclusive from a broader focus on the ongoing Canada-U.S. basis. Regarding the “buy American” agreement, I think all of us as committee members have questions to ask, and it would be constructive for us to have a study on “buy American”. If Mr. Julian is presenting that motion, we can have that discussion at the time. I don't think there's any inconsistency with the committee studying “buy American” and at the same time doing more on Canada-U.S. relations.
Thank you.