Thanks, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today.
It is a pleasure to be back with you as we start this session. I look forward to asking the House of Commons to vote for non-confidence in this government so that Canadians can rescue our country and bring home affordable power and fuel home heating for Canadians and safe communities, after a carbon tax election.
Thank you, Monsieur Giroux and Mr. Stanton, for your presence here today. It's a bit like Groundhog Day, as a person who has been elected since 2015 and has worked in many ways on this particular issue.
To be clear, Conservatives always opposed the government's purchase of the Trans Mountain expansion. Our view was that the federal government had to give legal and political certainty in order for the private sector proponent to be able to complete its federally approved project in federal jurisdiction on budget and on time. As you know, it would have been 340% less and in service by 2019.
This is yet another example, and perhaps the most important, of the destruction and damage to the Canadian economy and confidence in Canada as a place to get big projects built after nine years of the anti-energy NDP-Liberal government. Of course, you probably couldn't comment on that.
Given the extensive work that you aim to do, could I ask you right off the bat if you'd be willing to come back to this committee after you table your next report?