Industry committee  That's a great question. I would go back to something Mr. Orb brought up. Our farmers are stewards of the land that we have here in Canada, and we need to remember that building out those strong domestic biomass-based industries will actually help protect our farmers from those

Industry committee  Thanks so much. That's a great question. The challenges are mostly around policy alignment and critical investment that is also patient capital and experienced capital for this type of sector and the build-out of this sector. Most of these types of projects require significant

Industry committee  I don't think it's going to directly impact them in terms of commercializing, but, again, if government is acting as a leader, then industry in a lot of cases will follow, and they definitely follow with regard to investment. Spurring that private capital is exactly what's going

Industry committee  I think something to mention is that building out the green economy and green jobs in the clean-tech sector, whether it's in the Prairies or across the country, doesn't mean putting an end to the oil and gas sector. Oil and gas will be here for a very long time to come. They play

Industry committee  Thank you so much for the question. We've been collectively subsidizing the oil sector for decades. Maybe to drill down a bit into the point that I think you're trying to make, to me this bill is not about defunding oil and gas. This is about prioritizing clean energy and green

Industry committee  I think all regions need to move toward net zero. You're an MP for the region of Quebec. Quebec is probably the next logical choice for developing a framework similar to this.

Industry committee  That's actually a great question. Stats Canada has had a hard time mobilizing the numbers around exactly what clean tech entails, because all sectors and all industries are actually doing clean tech in some way, shape or form. That goes back to the adaptation and adoption of tech

Industry committee  I do.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the committee for the invitation to speak today. My name is Meaghan Seagrave, and I'm the executive director of Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, also known as BIC. Before going any further, I would like to acknowledge that I'm joining you to