Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I do not recall the record, sir, showing the minister would have committed to launching a national energy strategy. There were a number of parties across Canada asking for such a strategy. The minister met with his counterparts from the provinces and territories in Kananaskis at a meeting that he co-chaired with Mr. Ron Liepert of Alberta, at which time ministers agreed—all of them—to pursue a collaborative approach to energy in Canada. A document was laid out at that time with certain themes and headings that continue to guide the work of officials in helping jurisdictions work together towards shared objectives in the area of energy policy. The minister did not commit or undertake to launch a national energy strategy that would be a federal kind of perspective on Canada's energy future.