Thank you, Mr. Chair.
And thank you to the witnesses for coming out this morning.
First of all, Mr. Chair, I'm very happy to see one thing, which is that the witnesses in this matter of our study, previous witnesses and today's witnesses, are very consistent on the issue of the contamination. They're basically consistently answering in the same manner as we heard before.
This summer, I was in Fort Mac and Dawson Creek on a visit, and I heard about the oil sands mining. I heard someone saying that it costs approximately $700 million to bring out the first drop of oil.
Anyone can answer my questions.
First, how long does it take to drill and actually produce shale gas? I heard that it costs $8 million or $20 million. Also, how does the cost of bringing shale gas to the market impact the price?