Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess my next question would be with the development of the negotiations or how they're proceeding. I know they've been going on here for the last year or so, and there doesn't seem to be any tangible results coming out of the work that's being done. Given the rising energy costs, it would seem more attractive to the mines that they would hook up into something that would be beneficial both environmentally and on the revenue side for them. I just want to ask the Premier if he would be willing to get his team, the deputy minister and these four other individuals, to maybe take a harder stand toward industry and actually, given the government's perspective and what the government wants to do for the people, demand that the mines hook up. I don't know why there's even ongoing negotiations with that. I think it should be something that should be a given, given our...
Robert Villeneuve on Question 147-15(4): Proposed Taltson River Hydroelectric Expansion Project
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 147-15(4): Proposed Taltson River Hydroelectric Expansion Project
Question 147-15(4): Proposed Taltson River Hydroelectric Expansion Project
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 2005
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