Thank you, Madam Chair. Specific to the motion again, I want to speak in the context of the cost to this government, as Mr. Braden pointed out. I believe that the power subsidies to the domestic and commercial consumers should be based on the fact that we need to really look at introducing levelized rates that would help cushion those hit hardest by crushing power bills. I also strongly believe that we have to retain some economic incentive to shift to more affordable, sustainable, environmentally-friendly power sources. I believe that if we were to use that model it would help reduce the power subsidies to those users. I strongly believe as well, from a domestic point of view, that the NWT Housing Corporation is one of the biggest consumers of power in our territory. Knowing the amount of inventory they carry, it perhaps contributes to the high cost of consumption.

The interesting point I would like to make in the context of speaking to the motion, Madam Chair, is the fact that there is quite a misnomer out there in the public that the high cost of delivering power to a little community like Colville Lake with a very small number of consumers is the reason we should levelize rates. I don't think that is fair to the large consumer base. I would again suggest through the motion that we look at different incentives to try to reduce or at least minimize the impacts that this PSP would have on our consumer base as well as government. Those are my comments to the motion. Thank you.