Mr. Speaker, the speech by my colleague from Windsor West brought back a lot of memories because the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology did a lot of work on the gas price issue.
Let us not forget that the recommendation to set up a mechanism to monitor petroleum products, which the Liberals finally inserted into a bill a few months before losing power, was initially made by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. At the time, only Alliance members opposed it.
Today we are coming to realize the most important part of this whole discussion: this is not inevitable; there are ways to do something and take action.
Does my colleague realize that the greatest obstacle we are facing right now is the Conservative government's hands-off attitude and its belief that market forces will regulate everything eventually? With respect to the price of gas, the point is not to impose price controls. We need a comprehensive strategy that will enable us to deal with the situation and significantly reduce our oil dependency over the next few years.
Does my colleague believe that it is time this sustained effort came to fruition and that a real strategy to reduce oil dependency is possible?