Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Before I begin, I think we have some unfinished committee business that we need to get to. At our last meeting, we had tabled a motion for a study on Keystone XL and we went into debate. We never did vote on our motion.
I would like to retable the motion, as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline including (a) the loss of jobs and investment across Canada in all sectors that supply the energy sector, (b) the impact the cancellation of this project will have on the economic recovery from COVID-19 of Canada's energy sector/natural resource industry; that the committee invite relevant witnesses, including representatives of industries and workers affected, as well as, the Minister of Natural Resources; that the Minister appear for not less than two hours; that these meetings be televised; that six meeting be allocated for this study; and that following this study a report with recommendations be presented to the House of Commons.
I feel it's important that we do this, as we all know it's extremely important for the recovery of our economy and also for several interested parties. In particular, I'm thinking of my riding and the Neekanet First Nation, the chief of which is the president of Natural Law Energy, which had an equity stake invested in the Keystone XL pipeline.
There are several other groups, of course, who are interested—be it workers or companies—and would want to see this study completed and the government take seriously that this project is a must-have for Canada.