One piece of information I would give for the committee's consideration is that there is empirical data out there in the public domain that suggests that members of the public are more inclined to regard information coming from public sector sources as credible and trustworthy. One example that I would lend to the committee's consideration is some research by a gentleman named Mike Cleland, who I think is familiar to many of you. At the University of Ottawa, he's done some fantastic research for the Canada West Foundation on energy decision-making.
One report that he released in November 2016 looked at specific energy projects were being developed in Canada. Members of the local communities where those projects were being developed were interviewed to get their opinion on what sources of information they wanted for the particular project and which sources they saw as most trustworthy and credible. There were federal and provincial governments, municipal governments, the proponent, NGOs, and the energy regulator involved. In all four projects, federal and provincial governments ranked the highest, so there should be a recognition that in many instances when you're dealing with specific projects and local communities and the general public more broadly, there is a sense that public sector agencies providing energy-related information do rank very highly in terms of trustworthiness and credibility.