Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  It would probably have been all of those. We take advantage of every opportunity available to the public and, of course, we pursue meetings with ministers' staff and parliamentarians at all levels and with officials. So if we have an opportunity to feed in our recommendations, we try to take advantage of and use that opportunity.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I think it's the result of a lot of input over the years and challenges that we've been looking at.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Yes.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. We often talk about natural resources being the backbone of Canada's economy, but rarely discussed is the central role that electricity plays in our daily lives. Every day CEA members generate, transmit, and distribute electricity to industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional customers across Canada.

Finance committee  Thank you. That's an excellent question. I think it's an issue that our sector often wrestles with, and it's not out of reluctance. It's essentially the electrification of other sectors in order to be cleaner or more environmentally friendly, and transportation is obviously one, in reference to electric vehicles, that is at the top of that list.

Finance committee  Sure. I think in terms of linking those things and that investment in core infrastructure to not only continue to meet current demand but to reconfigure the electricity system for the vision of the future, which in many ways is the two-way grid and distributed generation, and integrating some of the renewables onto the grid, something like investment in the research in energy storage technology really is a key component to that.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Founded in 1891, the Canadian Electricity Association is the voice of Canadian electricity. Every day, CEA members generate, transmit, and distribute electrical energy to industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional customers across Canada. From vertically integrated electric utilities to power marketers, to the manufacturers and suppliers of materials, technology, and services that keep the industry running smoothly, our members ensure that Canadians have safe, reliable, and sustainable electricity service.