I'm trying to get a better understanding of this. Are the research and funding that the Government of Canada allocates to Natural Resources Canada's budget allocated to reduce or clean up tailings in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Is that the main objective of work under way? If so, will we be able to see these new technologies implemented and applied?
It's quite frightening to hear that oil sands emissions will double by 2015 and that the entire energy efficiency initiative will be reduced or nullified by oil sands tailings. I'd like to know the results of your research. Will we be able to see results in the short term or rather over the long term, within 10 or 15 years?