Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Yes, Madam, I will explain that.
You're correct. My company does not support a moratorium. Why we don't is because we think Quebec has a great opportunity right now to understand the resource of the province. Quebec uses natural gas today. About 10% of the energy consumption in Quebec is fuelled by natural gas that comes from western Canada, specifically Alberta. So here's an opportunity for Quebec not to have those imports of gas. The largest single use of energy in Quebec is from fuel oils. We think Quebec has an opportunity, if this gas was proved as a resource, to replace that fuel oil, which has a much dirtier carbon footprint than clean-burning natural gas.
Back to your safety question, this is a well-known process. The impacts on the environment are well known. We think it has been studied through North America and other jurisdictions for many years, and we feel that the technologies and the mitigation procedures exist today where we don't have to go through an extended period of study. We think those studies already exist in other places.