It produces revenue for governments, not just the provincial government in Alberta, but federally. The smaller differential translates into, potentially, on the order of about two billion additional dollars per year in corporate income tax revenues, for example. Governments can use these financial resources in different ways to, as you say, facilitate the transition. In Alberta we use a portion of revenues raised from the industry in support of clean-technology subsidies and research and development, for example.
The additional economic and financial returns that come with the pipelines give us flexibility and more options. That's true for economic growth in general. If we have a stronger economy, we just have a greater ability to tackle important future problems.