Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  On a crew, it would be about six individuals from our side that would be working on a single drilling rig. But then you also have to keep in mind that you're going to have pumpers, wireline operators, etc.

Finance committee  The rule of thumb, we always say, is that for every rig that's working, it amounts to about 135 direct and indirect jobs.

Finance committee  You have to look at the service. Are you talking about just in our industry on the drilling side?

Finance committee  It's very rare. We have some companies that have tried it. We look at this as a long-term career opportunity for people, and we would much rather train and nurture a Canadian, bring them up in the industry and work them up on the rigs, than we would ever see the need for temporar

Finance committee  In fact, it was something I was asking for in my presentation. We would be extremely supportive of that. We have regions of our country where folks are unemployed, and we'd love to bring them out, train them up, and put them to work.

Finance committee  I'm not an expert on that question. I'll pass on answering.

Finance committee  You'd be best to talk to Barbara on that question.

Finance committee  The answer is yes.

Finance committee  Anything we can do to encourage drilling for natural gas is good for our association and our members.

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  That would be in eastern Canada?

Finance committee  We do absolutely; in some cases we're paying the Brent price.

Finance committee  It's a huge revenue loss for industry and government.