Mr. Speaker, the commitment to undertake a study was one which we made in response to the task force that was led by the hon. member and 46 other members of this caucus whose concerns about the price of gasoline led them to do an in-depth study and to request that a further study be done by people who have real expertise.
The Conference Board of Canada brings the economic expertise and the independence necessary to give us a thorough understanding of how this market works, what the cause and effect relationship is between prices at the crude level and prices at the retail level, and some assistance in determining what policy—