Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, witnesses. It is great to see you all today.
Mr. Scholz and Mr. Strickland, your testimony was a reminder that we do this for Canadians. We do it for workers, for their families and for their communities. That is ultimately what all this drives to. We talk about energy policy, fiscal policy and environmental policy. These are all means to an end, but not an end in their own right. We do these things to provide as many people as possible with the opportunities to build better lives. I want to thank you.
Ms. Stubbs and I agree on some things, and we disagree on others. However, we certainly agree that it needs to be easier to unlock opportunities that put people to work, as the Prime Minister has said and as the Prime Minister has tasked the Major Projects Office to do.
Mr. Henkel, I don't want to leave you out of my thanks. Your work has a very interesting connection to the work of Mr. Scholz's members, which is where I want to start today.
Mr. Scholz, I don't know if many people fully appreciate how the same people who drill and service oil wells, with the same equipment, are involved in so many other parts of the energy sector and how that could unlock export opportunities. I'm hoping you can expand on the variety of work done by your members and the opportunities for growth and stability, keeping people working through declines in oil prices as well as the booms.