Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for being with us, Mr. Minister.
Earlier, in your opening remarks, you mentioned that we need to accept the scientific reality of climate change. I agree with you on that.
The scientific reality of climate change shows us that one of the main drivers of these changes is the oil and gas sector. Over the past four years, your government has provided financial support to that sector to the tune of $65 billion. For 2023 alone, we're talking about $18 billion. If I look at the budget, I see that by 2035 there will be up to $83 billion in tax credits and benefits for that sector.
Add to that, of course, the commissioning of Trans Mountain last week, which will deliver 890,000 barrels of crude oil per day for a total of $34 billion. That project was originally supposed to cost $7.4 billion, but it has now reached $34 billion.
I have a fairly simple question for you. If you got to do Trans Mountain over again, do you think you would pass on it?