Mr. Speaker, the Power Corporation operates as a company and as a business and has its mandate. They, as a corporation that has to be primarily interested in the ratepayer and what the ratepayer can absorb, make an offer accordingly.

The Power Corporation is also regulated under the Public Utilities Board, which sets some standards on acquisitions and how much can be absorbed over a capital purchase, whether it's new plants or new acquisitions.

So the Power Corporation is operating under its mandate, and I presume that the Department of Public Works and Services, on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories, is operating on the basis of the investment that they have put into the Sanikiluaq plant. The matter is in a negotiating process at any time and the interest is there; however, the gap at this point in time appears too wide and it would appear negotiations have to continue so both parties can be treated fairly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.