Thanks, Chair.
Thanks to my colleague. I may not use all the time, but we'll see how it goes.
I'm glad to be back on this committee. It's been a while since I've been here. It brings back a whole range of emotions. I won't tell you what they are. They vary, depending on the moment and time in the committee.
Having said that, Mr. Muir, I have some questions for you.
I was intrigued by a couple of answers you provided. In response to Mrs. Stubbs about the investment climate, I interpreted what you said to mean that it's a darn good thing the government stepped up and bought TMX. When Mr. Falk was asking you questions about cost overruns, you seemed quite enthused about being able to identify the reason for those cost overruns.
One of the things people know about me is that I like to try to cut through the political nonsense you see in a lot of these discussions. Blaming cost overruns on Liberals, as if they would have magically disappeared if the Conservatives were in power, is, of course, entirely mythical.
What I'm asking you is this. If you accept the fact that we needed to get that pipeline built, am I correct in interpreting what you said as you being happy about the fact that the government stepped up and bought it so it could go forward?