Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to both of you for spending your time with us this afternoon.
I come from Alberta. I just mention that because I think sometimes that shapes the way we view the issues we discuss in this committee in particular and probably our world view on priorities.
I wanted to recognize—and my colleague T.J. and I often get along on this issue—your point about co-operative federalism, respect for our constitutional division of powers, and celebrating regional energy diversity. I personally think that Canada's diverse energy mix is one of our greatest strengths.
Before my political career, I spent several years in the Government of Alberta in the department of energy, in the international offices and trade division, in economic development on policy and communications, business rules, and legislative development on oil sands and heavy oil development in Alberta, which I believe benefits every Canadian in every community across the country. It's certainly a source of major revenue that's shared across the country so that Canadians can enjoy roughly similar programs and services in their respective provinces.
Lisa, in your slide about innovation, you mentioned small modular reactors. You probably know that previously in this committee we did a study on the nuclear file, and it also came up a couple of times maybe in our clean-tech study on oil and gas, the potential applicability of SMRs in oil sands and oil and gas recovery. At that time, I think there was a discussion about partnerships but not about any pilots or anything happening at that point.
Do either of you have an update for us, or do you know any details about that applicability and the timelines?