Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Obviously we do use a lot of energy in the North to heat our homes and for other things, and it is very important and I think we can make major inroads in this area. It is very important for us to make this a priority.
The Member asked about the energy conservation program. That's our program and it provides financial assistance to support projects that reduce our usage of electricity and heat energy and water. We have $300,000 budgeted this year. We also make a contribution to the Arctic Energy Alliance. They deliver energy management
programs on behalf of our department, and also seek to lever as much federal money as possible, because obviously they are able to make and do a lot of good work with our $260,000 by partnering with other federal agencies. We have found and we believe that going forward there will be more and more federal money available in these areas. With Kyoto and with other commitments the federal government is making there's a real need to make this a priority across the country, and these will be our agencies that enable us to take advantage of a lot of this money.