The whole concept that I'm trying to drive at here is a broadening of the policy and not trying to have the government play the role of picking the winners and losers.
The problem is that the market decides in most cases. Like I said in that investment summary, the significant investment comes from industry as it is, and that's far in advance of this clean tech study, or any of the involvement that the government plans to have in the future.
What I'm trying to say is that we look at broadening the horizons to include more scaleāso small, medium, and large enterprises. I know there's a lot that needs to be done to support the large enterprises because of the complexity and the long time frame, and government is probably going to be a major player in the large enterprises because you can be more patient.
I think you asked the gentleman, Mr. Switzer, about the time frame. Most of the time he said it is an average of 16 years for implementation. If the government is going to do anything, I think it's to be patient, and to make sure you are broadening and not narrowing that definition. If you are going to narrow it, you're going to pre-emptively eliminate some opportunities for things to naturally come on board out of the minds of inventive entrepreneurs and people who naturally have a knack for anticipating where the market is going and what the industries are going to need to transition.
We understand that this is a transition. I'm in Alberta. I grew up in oil and gas. My mom was in filtration. I'm in corrosion, protective coatings for pipelines. We all see what's happening, but it's not an overnight thing so let's broaden the definition and make it more inclusive while that transition occurs.