Our level of consumption is a major challenge. Look at energy prices in Canada. Our lack of development of expertise in maintenance and innovation stems from our fortunate abundance of natural resources. We have a wealth of energy resources, which has made it possible to keep prices very low. Unfortunately, this has led to a culture of nonchalance in energy management. This often explains why we over‑consume energy and why we don't tend to really innovate.
Tax credits here and there can be beneficial. However, basically, if Canada wants to become a true energy superpower, it must have the courage to look at its energy efficiency and consumption in the various sectors and to seize opportunities to accomplish more with much less energy. By boosting the energy efficiency sector, we'll gradually shift towards the innovations referred to by Mr. Mousseau, such as heat pumps and other technologies.
Obviously, this can be supported by an industrial policy designed to encourage the development of certain sectors. However, as we've seen in Quebec, when we want to support the electrification of buses or the development of the battery industry, for example, it's quite risky. I'm always wary of governments that choose so‑called winning sectors. Unfortunately, this can quickly backfire on the players involved. That said, Canada will always benefit from greater productivity and efficiency. We have enormous potential for making gains in this sector, because we're currently terrible energy consumers.