Natural Resources committee  I think that this report will provide you with a little bit of guidance on that. I should say that our previous organization was the one very much responsible for the creation of steam-assisted gravity drainage. We now need to go beyond this technology; there are some technologie

Natural Resources committee  Yes, you're right about the accountability. I report directly to the board of directors. It's a very prestigious board, consisting of people who have been in the business community but who also have good insights into the technology aspect. It's a combination of these things. The

Natural Resources committee  --that we do that. Otherwise, it's difficult to plan for the future.

Natural Resources committee  I'll let Mr. Reid handle this one.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. My opinion is that this country needs an energy strategy. We need to know what the future looks like so that we can plan ahead. I understand the difficulty in developing one, because of our patchwork of different energy resources across the country. Western Canada is

Natural Resources committee  I hope I understood your question. Am I correct that it has to do with carbon capture and storage, the sequestration project? It does; okay. We've been very active in this area. With regard to the investments that have happened between Alberta with the $2 billion that Albert

Natural Resources committee  You can have many relationships with industry, but I think it is important to be able to work with industry to make sure that the right technologies are taking place. The type of work that needs to be done will require what I'll call next-generation technologies. That takes a l

Natural Resources committee  Yes. When I was speaking about environment, I really meant to include climate change. If I didn't, that's an oversight on my part.

Natural Resources committee  That is beyond my level of understanding, but people have been saying that a carbon tax could be made to work. It's already working in Alberta.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. It's a good question. You're correct in assuming that we will need a large amount of investment to make sure that we can achieve the goals we set. We are a provincial organization, and all of our funding comes from the provincial government. We do not recei

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. I think it's a very important question. The way I look at it is that the federal government does have a very important role to play. Monitoring is one. The federal scientists are world renowned, some of them, in this whole area, and they can certainly contri

Natural Resources committee  The federal government needs to be there because of the science it provides and the credibility required to make sure the monitoring is done properly.

Natural Resources committee  Do you mean in terms of renewable energy or a smart grid?

Natural Resources committee  These things need to happen. My organization has been looking at the whole issue of renewable energy and how to make the connections happen. This is an important aspect for the whole country. I was a co-chair of the working group for the ministers of energy. In that capacity we

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the opportunity to address your committee and also to answer your questions. I hope I can add some value to the work of the committee. I have submitted a short brief to the committee on what I wanted to address, so I'll keep my comments fairly brief. I'll introduc