Natural Resources committee  I guess our big neighbour to the south is pretty aggressive with respect to its renewable fuels mandate and targets. The so-called revised renewable fuel standard, the RFS2, from 2007, I believe it was, established a 36-billion-gallon target for renewable fuels by 2022. Thirty-six billion gallons, just to put that in perspective, is about three and a half times Canada's total gasoline consumption.

Natural Resources committee  I beg your pardon.

Natural Resources committee  The technology works. The opportunity is proven. The challenge is ours to take on. We already know what this means to our alternative energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors, but I would like to pause for a minute and speak also about the forestry sector and the tens of thousands who rely upon it for their livelihoods.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, and our apologies. Gord Quaiattini, the president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, came down with the flu last night, so I'm here, and happy to be here. Thanks very much for inviting the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association to be part of this hearing.