Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had made a commitment to Members of the legislature, through the Accountability and Oversight committee a number of months ago, that we will not be bringing up issues that were deemed to be controversial and divisive in the closing months of this government, that we had our opportunity early on to deal with these issues. We, as a Cabinet, have taken the position that we do not want new rate zone proposals to come from the Northwest Territories Power Corporation until this legislature has dealt with the draft energy strategy. That draft energy strategy was shared with the Accountability and Oversight committee recently and there is yet to be some discussion on what to do with the draft energy strategy. So the Cabinet has made a decision. We made the decision over a year ago and the decision was to wait for some discussion on the draft energy strategy before any new initiatives were undertaken. As I said, the idea of a rate zone change potentially could be very divisive and controversial. So I will just point to the fact that I also agreed with a commitment to the Accountability and Oversight committee to avoid bringing up issues that would create controversy at this time. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities
In the Legislative Assembly on June 13th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities
Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 12th, 2003
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