Thank you, Ms. Payne.
Your opening remarks were very interesting, as was the discussion you had with my colleagues. One thing stands out for me: You said that the energy sector is a money-printing machine. I couldn't agree with you more. Now, it remains to be seen what these companies do with that money.
I'd like to bring you back to a correlation you made, which I don't think we're exploring enough. What's the current ratio of workers to oil production? If you have data on that, or if Unifor has data on that, I would very much like to see it.
I'll finish my thought and then let you comment. What I understand from the big oil companies' comments, and what we're currently seeing, is that they don't want to take on the risk of infrastructure investments. It certainly gives them some flexibility to move toward automation, but if I understand you correctly, their responsibility is to invest in their infrastructure. However, they have the money. If I look at the profits from 2021 to 2024, oil companies made $131 billion in profits. Given the current geopolitical situation, I also know very well, as does everyone else, that they're making record profits with a very high price for a barrel of oil.
I'd like you to share your comments with us. Don't oil companies have the flexibility to invest more in their infrastructure? In your opinion, is it the government's role to invest in this infrastructure?