Industry committee  I don't in any way mean to be argumentative, but I'd take something a little different away from the chart. If you look at the period up until 1984, the 1981, 1982, and 1983 prices were noticeably lower than those in the United States. The Canadian prices are shown by the red box

Industry committee  I'd be happy to respond if Mr. McTeague wants to ask a question.

Industry committee  Let me start with the question about the $40-a-barrel oil. I think we all realize that predicting where oil prices are going to be next month, let alone five or ten years from now, is a pretty difficult challenge. The oil companies, not just in Canada but internationally, have

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I tabled a statement, which I hope got to you in time to distribute to the members. That being the case, I'll give you the Cole's Notes version of the presentation. I guess the starting point for what I want to say, Mr. Chairman, is the obser

Natural Resources committee  I'd be happy to come back at another time to tell you in detail about our responsibilities for electrical reliability. I only have one small clarification. The federal government is of course not directly responsible for the reliability of the electrical system; it's the respon

Natural Resources committee  For precise numbers, I'll have to get back to you after checking with the experts. I believe about half of our total emissions come from what have been called the large final emitters, many of which are either resource industries, like oil and gas, or industries closely linked to

Natural Resources committee  If I could add a word, it's not just agriculture that we see as a potential feedstock, but also the forest industry, if we get cellulosic ethanol working.

Natural Resources committee  Ms. Buckley may very well have things she wants to add because she's a little bit closer to the actual work that we're doing at Natural Resources Canada, but I just want to comment in a general kind of a way. There has been huge technological progress in the oil sands since Sunc