Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today for this important discussion. We've already had a lot of very valuable feedback. I'm sure it's going to continue to spark some fruitful discussions, and there may be a little bit of debate as well—right, Mario?—in this committee, but we get along quite well and I think it's important that we're discussing this, because I do think we all have the same end goal. It's just a matter of how we get there and support workers in the process.
I'd like to direct my questions first to Ms. Joseph. Previously some witnesses before the committee have testified that the oil and gas sector will not be providing as many jobs as it currently is moving forward for Canadians, partly due to some of the cost-cutting measures that the sector is taking and that the producers are adopting. I'm just wondering if you agree with that and if you have any further comments on that statement.