Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I thank all of our witnesses for being here. My only regret is that we won't have more time to have exchanges with you in questions and comments. I appreciate all of your presentations.
The thing I enjoyed most about the discussion today is the very clear presentations that outline the ways in which Canadian conventional oil and gas, oil sands, and pipeline developers are also major investors in clean tech and in the development of alternative and renewable energies. It is often not expressed enough by Canadians, and certainly by politicians, that Canadian companies are world leaders and that Canadian oil, gas, and pipeline developers are major investors in innovation and technology for alternative and renewable energies. These things are not mutually exclusive. They are, in fact, a continuum of the same culture of innovation, of ingenuity, of private sector investment that is driven by a goal to do the right thing, to increase energy efficiency and reduce costs. That has happened mostly quite apart from punitive government tools or in some cases in the absence of government incentives. I appreciate your pointing out the $2-billion investment in the natural resources sector overall, the vast majority of which is coming from oil sands and oil and gas companies.
In terms of Enbridge, thank you for pointing out that it is the second largest investor in wind and solar technologies in Canada. I note Enbridge has invested in 17 wind farms, four solar energy operations, five waste heat recovery facilities, a geothermal project, and a hydroelectric facility. I think that's something all Canadians can be proud of and should know about, and that elected representatives in Canada should say often and unapologetically right across the country and on the world stage.
To that end, Alex and Walter, I'd invite you to expand on specific examples you'd like to highlight in terms of the advancements in clean tech and innovation and technology development in Canada's oil and gas sector.