Thank you, Chair.
There seems to be some confusion among some of our witnesses as to whether battery and wind is cheaper than natural gas. Certainly, the Clean Energy Canada report of 2023 did an excellent analysis for Ontario.... It said that wind and solar—with battery backup, which is, of course, necessary—was much cheaper than natural gas, yet Doug Ford opted for natural gas.
Professor Hoicka, you talk about the clean energy transition being interfered with by what you call “carbon lock-in”. You write, “Our policies, infrastructures, technologies and behaviours all reinforce continued fossil fuel use and inhibit the uptake of decarbonizing technologies.” What do you mean by that?