Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks again to all of the witnesses here.
Thanks for all of your great explanations grounded in reality about the benefits of oil and gas development, in this crucial economic infrastructure, to all three levels of government, to every community in Canada, to every province and to every region, especially as an opportunity to move indigenous people from managing poverty to managing prosperity. Thank you for being here to tell the truth, too. The reality is that the majority of indigenous communities in Canada support, in some way or another, responsible oil and gas development, and resource extraction.
I'm also glad to hear some recognition of the reality that, of course, it's the oil and gas sector in Canada, far and away, beyond every other part of the private sector, that is putting the most investment in clean tech and innovation in the Canadian economy.
Thank you all for raising those points.
I would like to move my motion quickly. I'm hoping that our committee will move on it immediately, and then I'll cede the remaining time for more questions.
That motion, as colleagues will note I have distributed, says:
Given that the committee is hearing from prospective buyers of the TMX pipeline in this study, and given that one of the prospective buyers is being heard by the committee today—
for which we are grateful
—the committee invite representatives from Western Indigenous Pipeline Group, Natural Law, and Iron Coalition to provide their testimony at their earliest convenience.
I certainly do hope, if I'm missing any other possible proponents, that the analysts will insert that. I assume that all members will see the necessity of hearing from all prospective proponents on this topic. I would anticipate that we would all support this motion immediately so that we can go on for my colleague can continue questions.