Industry committee  It is certainly the view in the United States, and I think it's the view of many of the leaders in the European countries, that if gas prices stay at their levels or--what we fear--go up, it will be a very, very bad disincentive to the economy, and may be the straw that breaks a

Industry committee  I appreciate that. Thank you.

Industry committee  Thank you very much. It's an honour to be asked to testify before you today. We in America look with great admiration to Canada, because its regulatory controls softened the most recent great recession. There's a lot the United States can learn from the Canadian regulatory syst