Yes. Perhaps I could just make one or two comments.
I apologize, Ms. Brunelle, but I will have to speak in English because my French is not very good.
Do we need to drill for shale gas in Quebec? That's a question for Quebeckers to decide. I know they have a fierce patriot in Mr. Bouchard, who has added his voice to the debate. I think that will help make it a more fulsome debate in the province of Quebec. Obviously there will be differences of opinion on that.
We also know that a report is expected imminently from the Quebec government, and that will also shed more light, I think, on the situation. Each province should determine where and whether and how it wants to proceed, and we trust that Quebeckers will take a balanced approach, addressing the need for responsible and environmental management and economic development.
Let me just raise one possible scenario. Yes, if it's not economic to develop, odds are that the market will not develop it. The opportunity will not be pursued if there isn't a perceived return on the market opportunity. That's a point that I think needs to be emphasized. Related to that, if I could just make a point about Quebec's energy mix, just think about this scenario. Quebec has extraordinary hydroelectric wealth: 40% of your energy generation is hydroelectric. You also have 10% of your energy needs met by natural gas. Envision a scenario where you export more hydro and you use natural gas for more domestic uses. You generate more revenue on the hydro you export. You generate tax revenue on the natural gas that you develop. That gives the province a bigger resource base with which to develop many of those renewables that we're all interested in seeing more of.
I think there's just a danger if we talk about an absolute shutdown of any one technology. Canada's energy wealth, the province of Quebec's energy wealth, is in its diversity. Yes, we need to be prudent in our development of those resources, but we should be pursuing the development of as many of them as possible.