Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As suggested, we are now resuming debate on the motion of Ms. Dabrusin, which has been amended. It reads in English:
Given that:
There are 1,600 abandoned and orphaned oil wells in Alberta, polluting farmland, waterways, and air;
The number of abandoned wells in Alberta are set to increase by an additional 1,800 to 2,000;
These additional abandoned wells will cost more than $200 million to clean up;
The Government of Alberta sent back $137 million because they failed to use the funds provided by the Government of Canada to clean up the abandoned wells and create jobs in the pandemic;
The Government of Saskatchewan used their allocated funds in their entirety to clean abandoned wells and create jobs;
Companies who abandon wells and fail to pay for their cleanup negatively impact provincial taxpayers and municipalities;
Orphaned and abandoned wells present an economic opportunity to support energy solutions like geothermal energy.
The Standing Committee on Natural Resources begin a five-meeting study on the impact of this failure to clean these wells, the impacts of the pollution from not cleaning up abandoned and orphaned wells, the costs of cleaning up abandoned and orphaned wells, the federal regulations to hold companies to account for well cleanup, and the potential opportunities associated with cleaning up abandoned wells, and report its findings to the House of Commons.