Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the energy strategy that we would like to see, at the present time, the people involved in the energy secretariat are into the communities. I understand they've gone to most of the communities already. They have about nine communities to go. They are trying to hit every community. They are towards the end of their community tour. The questions that are posed there hopefully are there to generate discussions and views. In the briefing meeting I had with them, a lot of very substantial concerns are coming out in the communities that they have been to. Our intent, the plan of action, is to be concluded with the community consultations towards the end of this month. We would like to develop a draft energy strategy from this consultation. We would like to have another short round of community consultations with this draft energy strategy in April and May and come out with a substantial type of detailed information and discussion that the member was just mentioning. We are still aiming to have an energy strategy through this exercise by next June. This whole exercise was kicked off in June 2001, it has a life of two years and our plan is to try to hit that June mark to have an energy strategy. The first year-and-a-half of intensive consultation that went on, there is a working group in place now that is taking what's been coming out to date since June 2001 with this last round of consultation and developing a draft strategy as we speak. There's a deputy minister committee that is guiding the direction on this strategy and we hear the concerns that are coming out. I am also very concerned as well and we are trying to do the best to come out with an energy strategy by June. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Jim Antoine on Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 3rd, 2003
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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