Rory, I appreciate this, but of course I was elected for the last 11 years with this same government.... In fact, this government outright vetoed an approved interjurisdictional pipeline for exports to the Pacific, instead of taking the court option, which was to redo the indigenous consultation to get that right and to let the private sector build it. They also refused to declare the Trans Mountain expansion to be a general advantage to Canada, which would have helped provide federal jurisdiction so the proponent could go ahead and get that pipeline built. Not a single taxpayer cent should have had to be spent on it.
On top of all of that, there was a private sector proposal for a west-east pipeline to then also be able to provide western supply to eastern refineries and export to Europe. However, that was deliberately killed by the government—through regulatory red tape, moving the goalposts and uncertainty—to force the proponent to abandon it because of domestic politics in the middle of the country.
Thank you for your answer so far.
Mr. Tertzakian, I wonder whether you might want to expand on the question that I asked, which was about the top priority: providing certainty and clarity for investors in Canada to expand oil and gas production and exports for Canadian self-sufficiency and to supply our allies. Would you mind commenting on that, particularly in terms of the competitiveness with the United States?