Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Dunsky, I enjoyed your opening remarks. It reminded me of something that we may not have addressed as a committee.
You began by saying that there will be winners and losers in any transition to electrification and that the goal was not to be left behind if we want to be winners. When you said that, it made me think of the current political situation, which today is more like a zero-sum game.
We saw this earlier when my Conservative colleagues discredited electrification, since the structures for it, such as storage and solar panels, come mostly from China. The electrical model would also compete with fossil fuels. However, rest assured, I don't think anyone is spying on me with solar panels. There may be some doubt as to whether Alberta is spying on us with gas pumps, but for panels, I don't think so.
I'm not being facetious when I say that. I am telling you that because, politically speaking, we should perhaps move from a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game. Both types of energy, electricity and oil, can be used together. Meanwhile, encouraging electrification doesn't mean there are more electric vehicles and that other energy sectors will be harmed.
Before I give you the floor, I just want to add that I get the sense that this is a fairly significant political problem in Canada. We saw the same thing arise earlier this week when another witness made comments that, my goodness, were somewhat questionable on the issue of electrification. The China connection keeps coming up.
I would like to hear your opinion on that, as well as on what you said about winners and losers.
I would also like you to talk to us about the importance of making the shift to electrification.