Natural Resources committee  I'll check.

Natural Resources committee  The reason for answering Mr. Allen with solar as the priority is that wind power will never be a basic energy source. It's not a constant factor; wind doesn't blow all the time. Quebec is in a unique situation. There are some other jurisdictions that would be as well. Its presen

Natural Resources committee  There is also groundwater to consider.

Natural Resources committee  I haven't had time in preparing for this meeting to check out where the situation is right now. They were estimated at $8 billion over 20 years back, in 1995 or 1996. I'll be glad to do some checking of this and respond. Mr. Peeling says he's not aware of them. I was talking of

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we talked about this before coming here. The problem is finding a politician who will impose such a reduction, but the fact remains that—

Natural Resources committee  That will take too long. I believe the petrochemical industry currently uses 5% of the oil produced. It has been clear to me for years that this is the best way to use oil. As for a reduction, I believe that this will come from a boost in the economy, if that goes too quickly,

Natural Resources committee  My comment was on wind energy. Generally speaking, the subsidies to the other sectors have been much larger, both in Canada and in the United States, for the last 20 or 30 years. Generally speaking, I wouldn't say it's policy; it's economics and the lack of incentives. Quebec is

Natural Resources committee  It's mid-term, but I think solar is going to be the most useful area. Wind power right now is mature and it simply needs those incentives. In Quebec, we've proposed that 15,000 megawatts could be developed over the next 10 years. The government has decided to limit it to four. It

Natural Resources committee  Yes. To comment on what Gordon was saying, granted that mining has been around for thousands of years, and granted that the tendency of the industry in all its sectors, I would think, but in any event an awful lot of the sectors, is to continue to look for new deposits when they

Natural Resources committee  Honestly, I think the answer is very simple: $100 billion dollars, most of which is invested in a single province. I do not think there is a politician out there who could dismiss $100 billion. I took notes and I consulted with people, and I am not alone in saying that we have t

Natural Resources committee  I would be happy to. I participated in a National Energy Board day of consultation that took place in May or June in Montreal. Other such days were organized in other regions of the country. The purpose of the consultation was to present the preliminary scenario in the report t

Natural Resources committee  And on the environment.

Natural Resources committee  Conoco in the United States or in Canada?

Natural Resources committee  We did not have a PowerPoint presentation, so I hope you received the notes. Talking about the oil sands and sustainable development at the same time seemed like quite a challenge. We changed our name last year. Nature Québec is therefore a transition. The UQCN was founded in 19