It's very clear, with the United States going into high gear in terms of a clean-tech economy, that it puts a lot of pressure on Canada. We have to have, at every level, a real, coherent strategy and collaboration. At the federal level, NRCan has to deal internationally, but then you have to deal with all the different provinces and their various political focuses.
I want to focus on that, because this morning in the news, one of the top stories was about the launch of a Calgary clean-tech program, and they said that the only thing people were talking about in Calgary at this clean-tech launch was the uncertainty caused by Danielle Smith and her sovereignty act and that it was threatening to scare business out of Alberta.
Deborah Yedlin, who's president of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, said there was no shred of evidence that this act will lead to economic growth. She said, “We see this as potentially introducing a very significant element of risk and uncertainty for businesses in Alberta.”
I certainly don't want to have you comment on the political machinations of Premier Smith, but I would ask you how important it is for the federal government working with the various provinces, if we're going to try to supply clean tech and compete with the Americans, that we do this in a framework of a shared goal, shared values and a shared vision?