Thank you.
You said a little earlier that Unifor had made proposals on how to make these companies more accountable. I encourage you to table those proposals with the committee as well. They can be added to the report at a later date.
I don't know if you have any information on this, but I would simply point out that if you look at the ownership structure of the biggest players in the oil and gas sector, it quickly becomes clear that 60% of those major companies are American-owned. It also becomes clear that, in terms of dividends over the past few years, those companies have sent nearly $80 billion to their shareholders without necessarily investing in infrastructure. That means we're losing about $12 billion a year collectively.
This is what I'm really wondering: Collectively, are we still winners in the oil and gas sector? Isn't there something we're missing when companies are making record profits and Canadians may not be getting their money's worth in this type of investment?
I'd like to hear your comments on that.