Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good morning, gentlemen.
Mr. Guénette, you mentioned economic impact, investment and jobs, and I think that's appropriate. However, certainly in Quebec, public opinion is generally very much opposed to shale gas development. We're told there are environmental risks. I believe the situation is different from that of the rest of Canada, in particular because these are densely populated places and agricultural areas. So that represents some difficulty.
The Government of Quebec has no legislative framework covering that. It's as though business initiatives had caught us off guard. You talk about applying the rules with regard to respect for private property, about not granting too broad an expropriation framework and about permitting free negotiation between businesses and individuals.
I would like you to tell me two things. First, how can there be free negotiation between individuals and businesses, in view of the fact that the underground does not belong to the people who own the land? Second, do you believe the Government of Quebec has to adopt a legislative framework, at the very least, to manage even only the environmental measures designed to protect the public?