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crowncorporations.TheECCcoversall sectors involved inenergyinCanada,includingoil andgas,electricity, energyend-use inthe industrial,residential andcom- mercial sectors,andsectorswhichmakeuseof energy commoditiesas inputs totheir industrial processes (e.g., thepetro-chemical sector).Itsvision isasecure,afford- able,stable,accessible,andenvironmentally-sound energysystem,providing for thegreatestbenefit for all Canadians. Recently,BusinessViewMagazinespokewithECC PresidentGrahamCampbellwhotalkedat length about theorganization’soperations,philosophies,and goals.The following isaneditedtranscriptof that con- versation: BVM: Canyouarticulate,forour readers,howtheECC views theenergylandscape inCanada,today? Campbell: “We like to look,andwearedisciplined to look,at theenergysystemasawhole.So,wewould THE ENERGY COUNCIL OF CANADA not lookat theelectricitysector independently,or theoil andgas sector independently,butwe lookat all partsof theenergysector.Our tablewould includeelectricityinterests,natural gas interests,nuclear interests,renewable interests,etc. “We’realso involved intheenduseof energy.Asyouprobablyknow,thebulkof emissions that acountrypro- duces intotheatmosphere,come fromwhenenergyisused,either for theproductionof electricity,or fromauto- mobiles,buildings,and industry–the latterbeingthemajor contributors.Some56percentofCanadianemissions come fromthosesectors.So,our compasswould lookat,notonlythesupplysideandthe transportationside,but alsotheenduseside.So,that comprehensiveenergysystemview,rather thananenergycomponentviewis the strong feature for theEnergyCouncil ofCanada.” Advocacy does not figure into our lex- icon; dialogue, finding common cause, working together with the players to create an environment where informed discussion can take place instead of an acrimonious discussion is the type of milieu that the Energy Council of Canada plays in. Honest broker, convener, objec- tive information provider. That type of role is what we’re recognized for. GRAHAM CAMPBELL ECC PRESIDENT