Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the minister and deputy minister for being here today.
The radical elements that really oppose oil sands development aren't just here in Canada. They're also found internationally. There are people who would like to stop the development of the oil sands and influence Canadian prosperity.
I guess I'm concerned about the European fuel quality directive. They've come in and put this in place. It really discriminates unfairly against Canadian oil sands. Other oil developments have similar greenhouse gas emissions.
I'm just wondering if you can comment a bit on what our government is doing to deal with the European fuel quality directive and its unfairness towards Canadian industry. What are we doing to protect Canadian interests in that situation?