Who is speaking for Albertans? That's a great question. I think if we're honest with ourselves, we would say that no one person, no one group, and certainly no one party can speak for Albertans. We are, like any other region, a province of diversity—diversity of backgrounds, diversity of occupations and diversity of interests. I think it serves us well to recognize that. That's one of the things we like so much about the process suggested by this bill. It's that it would create a framework for all these diverse groups to bring their ideas to the table, whether it's labour, in my case, or the business community.
You know, the hostility that exists here in Ottawa and on the political stage is not reflective of what's actually happening off the political stage in Alberta. I don't know if you guys noticed this, but Bob and I, industry guy and labour guy, shook hands and exchanged pleasantries before we started here. We've actually worked closely together for years.
When the New Democrats were in power in Alberta, I was appointed as the co-chair with an industry co-chair of what we called the energy diversification advisory committee. Together—labour, business and municipalities—we sat down and mapped out a blueprint that led to many of the incentives that are creating the projects that Mr. Masterson talked about.
There's another Alberta out there, another western Canada out there, where people are chomping at the bit to come together and work together on creative solutions. If there is an impediment, it is those on the political stage who are trying to ramp up anger for political purposes. It's the Trump playbook, right? Get people angry.
This notion that voting for a particular party—