Natural Resources committee  Sure. Mission innovation is one place where we're playing this, and some of you will have noted that Minister McKenna contributed to that announcement in Marrakech at COP 22 around the seven challenges identified in Mission Innovation. These will be pursued as priority areas in t

Natural Resources committee  If I may make a plug here, Chair. Drake Landing was mentioned. It's a quite innovative seasonal storage project that has filled 100% of the heating needs of that community this past season. Yes, we do have a strongly increased interest in replication...on a large scale, perhaps

Natural Resources committee  There's more to come.

Natural Resources committee  Maybe I could have the first crack and Julie could supplement this. In terms of programming, some of the elements we are putting an extra emphasis on are twofold. First is the pathway to market overall. We want to make sure there are more compelling cases around it. The second

Natural Resources committee  The last point I would emphasize is around the IP for international projects. That's a tricky thing. For instance, when we do a joint project with the United States and the Department of Energy, who owns the IP? Every government historically used to claim 100% of it. That isn't

Natural Resources committee  As the parliamentary secretary knows all too well, Minister Carr, the government overall, and the Prime Minister have certainly made it very clear throughout this past 15 months that there's a very strong commitment on that front. We had very engaged partners right across the c

Natural Resources committee  The short answer is absolutely. The Prime Minister and the minister have been on record again and again in public forums to say that it's not a choice between greening the fossil fuel sector and trying to grow the renewable sector. It's trying to do both. Those contributions in t

Natural Resources committee  I'd say two things. First, the cost of renewable power has certainly decreased significantly. Whether it's wind or solar, we've seen a very steady decline in costs over the past years, which makes those solutions for those communities more attractive. On the battery or storage s

Natural Resources committee  That's a very good question, because a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but there are a lot of firms and a lot of needs out there and we certainly don't want to spread ourselves so darned thin that we're not accomplishing the impact that we want. And we certainly don't

Natural Resources committee  We would certainly be pleased to provide that to the committee. The only concern I have is that the data are still flawed, and we recognize that from the outset. We are working with Statistics Canada to improve the data on the sector. Nevertheless, we can definitely share what we

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely. We will see to it that the committee receives all the information on tailing ponds.

Natural Resources committee  Maybe I'll start with the codes and standards issue. It sounds like a pretty technical and not so sexy topic, but it's mighty important. We've seen and heard countless stories about some of our competitors—who will remain nameless—who very deliberately made sure that their heat p

Natural Resources committee  “More mature” might have been a better description of it. Is it picture-perfect? Surely not, but they've made tremendous strides. I think, if we look at it from the perspective of a global lens, with traditional operators now being really being savvy in developing new materials a

Natural Resources committee  Methane is probably one where we could have the biggest impact, given that the sheer impact of every methane emission, by a factor of 28 compared to CO2s, and we're still a large and significant emitter. The government has made significant commitments to reduce it, and we feel th

Natural Resources committee  Yes. I very much appreciate the question, because it gives me a chance to speak about the different approach that we're embarking on. We're very much looking at a whole-of-government solution. I don't want to be critical of my predecessors, but historically we have tended to lo