Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Heaps, Mr. Smillie, and Mr. Burt.
Picking up where Mr. Heaps left off, I know that each of your organizations has a keen interest in green energy sources. Building trades in my province talk often about that international potential of a $1 trillion market now that is going to a $3 trillion market over the next decade. I note with interest that the Conference Board of Canada, back in 2008, talked about instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—just reading quickly from the abstract:
Green taxes and green investment tax credits are needed if Canadian firms are to accelerate their technological adaptation to a carbon-priced world. As a complement to green taxes, a cap and trade system should be implemented, combining regulation with market forces via emissions trading.
All three organizations have a keen interest in green energy.
I want to go back to you, Mr. Burt, and to you, Mr. Smillie. Could you talk about the potential around green energy, renewable energy, and a bit about a national energy strategy that takes into consideration that key issue of sustainability?