Absolutely.
As Mr. Kurz mentioned and as we pointed out in our analysis, one tonne of biomass used as an alternative to fossil fuels can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately one tonne.
If we look at natural gas, a cubic metre of natural gas produces roughly the same amount of energy as a litre of oil. You could actually take the figures we mentioned in our presentation and apply them to natural gas and the result would be the same.
If you were planning to replace 400 million litres of oil, it would be the same as replacing 400 million cubic metres of natural gas. Economically and regionally speaking, though, natural gas does not have a place in Quebec's heating market.
For that reason, our aim is to provide an alternative to oil. That also applies in the rest of Canada. The significant use of oil could be replaced in the Atlantic provinces and in northern Ontario, and the benefits would be the same.