The expansion provides the opportunity for the sector to continue to grow, flourish and provide good jobs and economic contributions, not only for the province of Alberta but for the country as a whole, and to generate government revenues.
As many of my members in the energy sector will tell you, the continued growth and operation of their companies and their plans are integral to supporting cleaner investments, whether they're in carbon capture and storage or looking into the hydrogen economy. We simply can't cut off that sector's capital flows, investment flows and revenues.
This continues to enable them to operate successfully and begin to move additional funds into some of these newer technologies that will help reduce emissions as a sector and as a country.