Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Not really, sir, because we are burning methane. We are not releasing it into the ground. There will be some leakage, but you are leaking profits; you are leaking products that you are going to sell, and it is in the interest of any business to limit that.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir. I agree with that, but we should also agree with business that if you are selling Coke you do not spill it, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir. There will be leakage, but it should be managed.

Natural Resources committee  We are speaking about our groups, which are pro-hydrocarbon groups, and the groups that are against hydrocarbons and how out-financed we are.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. The Liard basin is one of the biggest in the world. It's located above Fort Nelson. It is logical to have the LNG plant in the northwest because that is where it is closest to tidewater or the Pacific Ocean, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir. Unfortunately, Fort St. John is a resource town, heavily reliant upon natural gas. If there is no LNG plant approved, I may have to move my family out because there will not be that much employment in Fort St. John. I am familiar with the study, sir. You were citing the Conference Board of Canada study called, “A Changing Tide: British Columbia’s Emerging Liquefied Natural Gas Industry”.

Natural Resources committee  Or Australia or Qatar.

Natural Resources committee  I would like this committee to know also that right above Kitimat and Prince Rupert, where two LNG plants are proposed, there is the U.S. Kenai LNG plant in Alaska. They have been exporting LNG to Japan exclusively since 1969.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sir.

Natural Resources committee  Unfortunately, that is true, sir. In Fort Nelson, the Fort Nelson First Nation is very much in support. Seventy-five per cent of their population, or the tribe, signed our petition to the CEAA. Also, in Fort St. John there are a lot of aboriginal companies. Two of the “LNG or bust” teams are from first nations.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, sir. You're welcome.

Natural Resources committee  Russia, Canada: political stability; we all know the answer to that. Thank you, sir.