Mr. Chair, I'll take the five minutes and pass the three minutes on to my colleague Mr. Leef, if there's time.
I want to thank all of our witnesses for being here today. It's been a real pleasure to hear from all of you.
As we go through this study and talk about the cross-Canada benefits of developing oil and gas, it's important that we also hear about the challenges. We've also heard, though, about the resilience and resourcefulness that can be applied to those challenges to turn them into opportunities. At our meeting on Tuesday, we heard from witnesses who said they'd rather be dealing with the challenge of economic growth and prosperity than not having those opportunities at all.
I appreciate the opportunity to hear about the challenges. It's one of the reasons we introduced the responsible resource development plan, which seeks to ensure that we strike the right balance between developing our resources and protecting our environment. We continue to invest in alternatives through Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
I guess my questions would be directed to Mr. Holm and Mr. Desrochers.
When you mentioned the combination of forces, I think you were answering a question by one of my colleagues across the way. I want you to talk about the combination of forces that you were referencing, because it's my understanding that those who are working in developing our natural resources, our oil and gas, understand that it's not necessarily an either-or, but a both-and.
I'd like both of you to speak to that, please.