Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department does have a commitment to review and research this whole area of energy conservation, energy efficiency. It is tied to our commitment to protect the environment. It is tied to our commitment to assist business and industry find more efficient use of expensive and limited fuel supplies. It is tied to our commitment, as a government, to look at ways of reducing transportation costs. It is tied to our commitment, as a government, to reduce operational costs, to free up limited dollars for use in other areas such as the social envelope and other areas where we have had recently to make, unfortunately, some reductions and some cuts. This government has, for instance, made a couple of commitments that are at the local level. For instance, we have agreed to assist two communities in the Northwest Territories to take a coordinated approach to look at their use of energy, to look at their fuel supply, the types of lighting systems they have, look at their buildings, the way in which they regulate the heat in these places, and take a systematic approach to assisting these communities in reducing the costs that they have to incur in order to heat and light their buildings, and to find ways to make it more efficient and yet improve on the system. This is the type of commitment that we bring to this particular issue. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 311-13(4): Energy Efficiency Initiatives
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Question 311-13(4): Energy Efficiency Initiatives
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 12th, 1997
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