We benefit from petroleum products in general in our daily lives to an extent that we don't even realize…. Canadians benefit from this from the moment they wake up in the morning to the moment they go to bed, and even when they sleep, when they're keeping their houses warm through the type of winter that we've had.

[Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor,
University of Toronto, as an individual]

Energy touches every aspect of our lives. It heats our homes, fuels our transportation, and provides access to services within our communities and also outside of them. It creates the materials for the consumer goods, and gets them to us. It supports health and education programs and systems, and is a major contributor to our high standard of living.

[Heather Kennedy, Vice-President, Government Relations,
Suncor Energy]

Canada has both an opportunity and an imperative to diversify energy markets in order to continue reaping the key economic benefits that we enjoy today … [but it] needs to act quickly.

[Jay Khosla, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Natural Resources Canada]