Finance committee  Yes. I want to also mention that nobody is taking responsibility in the producing community to clean up abandoned wells, but given the unprecedented times we're in, I think this is an important targeted program to think about.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question and for being a truth seeker. We need to have an intelligent conversation, a fact-based conversation that appreciates, I think, both sides, but, quite to the contrary, the NEB and, quite frankly, the provincial regulators across the country that regulat

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's up to our political leaders to talk about what goes into these regulatory reviews. There is more environmental study, engineering studies, transparency, and evaluation now than at any point in our history. The outcomes of these systems on

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  I'm not an expert in that field, but that's certainly how it is being transported today.

Finance committee  We have seen examples in which the lack of pipeline infrastructure has resulted in a significant increase in rail transportation, yes.

Finance committee  Well, in the oil and gas service sector there are hundreds of companies that have differing expertise. It is a very segmented industry, from seismic to drilling to well servicing to wireline operating to transportation to vac-truck operators—the list goes on. It is largely a busi

Finance committee  That would be correct.

Finance committee  I would argue that we need the federal government to put some political capital on the line. I think it's incredibly important that the federal government show leadership by making it clear that they are behind these pipelines and that they support the industry. I can tell you

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and the rest of the committee. Thank you for inviting me. Canada's oil and gas industry is the envy of the world, and for good reason. We are innovators, early adopters, and natural conservationists. The women and men who work in our industry also

Natural Resources committee  I think in the short term that's a difficult question to answer. From a medium- to long-term perspective, in terms of some of the capital that we're seeing pulled out, that certainly will have huge implications for the activity of my members and their ability to have a larger cus

Natural Resources committee  Take names. I want to find out who they are.

Natural Resources committee  On the geothermal bit, it is on our radar, but I don't have a lot of information or expertise on the process of converting an abandoned well into geothermal. I know the Alberta government has been doing some work with some companies on that, but I don't really have any details. H

Natural Resources committee  Do you want to take a stab at that one first?

Natural Resources committee  We have an amazing story to share as a country. We have an amazing story to share about the way that we develop our natural resources. One of the things that's always good in a debate is really sticking to facts and reality, and in any sort of indication in terms of where our ene