I think you've heard from previous witnesses as well that there is a business case to be made here. We've seen that play out in real time with the LNG developments—not crude, I'll come back to that—on the west coast, in the Kitimat area in particular. Also, of course, Trans Mountain is coming online. Ms. Young from the Vancouver port spoke compellingly of even seeing higher efficiency in the current export egress that we have for crude.
I will say that the export of Brent crude from Canada to Japan would likely require, in some cases, some refinery adjustments on their side. That's a long-term adjustment and commitment they would need to make. There is a conversation to be had there around how the processing of our crude exports might be received by Japan, but the market potential is huge. They have been an ally at the G7 table. They stuck with us. They are surrounded by neighbours who are not necessarily looking after their interests or are quite volatile, and so there is a case for eventual security.
