I would like to pick up on what you said, Mr. Wilkinson.
You said that economic prosperity is an important factor to consider in a fair transition. I can understand that, but if you look at the definitions of a fair transition, there is one that refers to the status quo. And the definition of the status quo would mean focusing exclusively on maintaining the economic growth of the oil and gas sector.
I am in favour of economic growth. In the current context, however, oil companies are posting record profits: $2.95 billion for Suncor and $1.17 billion for Imperial Oil in the first quarter of 2022. I will never understand why you are giving a disastrous amount of public funding to these companies. I am referring just to the $2.6 billion earmarked in the budget and the $14 billion per year to Export Development Canada, or EDC, for the oil and gas sector.
Is that what you call growth?