I first want to go back to what you said about prices in Canada really being international market prices. During the 1980s, Canada decided not to operate in an isolated system. In other words, we are really exporters of crude oil, and working with international markets benefits us.
I know we appeared recently before the industry committee and there were questions on gasoline pricing. We looked at that very closely. I know, for example, that the Competition Bureau has looked into the competitiveness of the industry. We also appeared with the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute. We also had representation from a lot of the small retailers of gasoline. It's a fiercely competitive marketplace.
That involves maintaining a system with very competitive markets. The government is responsible for ensuring competition in that system. According to our policy and our point of view, competition may provide us with the best prices in the long term.