Mr. Chairman, I would like to point out that if this is going to work, there has to be a public consultation process. It is not something I see being done internal to government alone with its staff. The Energy Alliance sees the responsibility of developing a strategy with the Government of the NWT. But that, I suggest, is just to set up the process, and let the Alliance point out, very clearly, the broad energy strategy is not in the works at this point, but the Alliance could provide advice and assistance.
So I will just ask the Minister the kind of process I have in mind is not going to be one just done by staff internal to the government. But if it is going to have credibility and buy-in from the public and the very many sectors affected by energy issues, it has to be something that has a public component,
The one in the Yukon, I know, took two years, but they set up a committee similar to the economic development strategy committee to do the work and come back with a product. So would the Minister consider looking at that in a very serious way and possibly ask the Energy Alliance to develop a working document for discussion? Thank you.