My friend says that we cannot afford it. I always said that if we had a surplus of it we could drink it.
The fact is that all of these fuels, while they may be a little more expensive at the present time, will find a niche market as times goes by. As production increases in efficiency, the cost per unit will decline. When the transition occurs, when the demand for petroleum resources puts the prices through the roof, Canada
will be in the driver's seat and will be able to lead the world in the supply of alternate fuels. It is a natural that will happen and we have this glorious opportunity to help it along.
We are on the cusp of the future. No longer can Canada be looked at as a country we can put a fence around. We have to think of our resources as being marketable to the world. We have to think of where the demand is going to go as the population accelerates, as it will in the next 25 or 30 years, and we will have to be ready for that. This is one bill which will get us ready for it and put us in a position of leadership.