Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise again today, as I did in October 2004, and even last week during this session, to again urge this government in a common sense approach, a proactive approach on implementing smart energy solutions that will ease the burden on this government that we are faced with. I'm not suggesting, in any way, that we create a new, bloated bureaucracy, department or added infrastructure, or let alone open up the flood gates to the consultants on a new study feeding frenzy. It's time that we stopped this callow behaviour and we start with some cerebral activity on this matter. There are simple solutions out there, Mr. Speaker. Let's start using them.
Mr. Speaker, there are smart things we can do. Smart energy is a culture, so let's stop trying to force it; let's finally embrace it. Let's stop buying vehicles that don't fit our need. Let's create a territorial replacement policy on vehicles that purchases vehicles that truly suit our needs and our usages. Let's stop buying four-by-four trucks when mid-sized vehicles will do. Let's stop buying full-size vans when minivans will do. If we continue to buy vehicles on the worst side of the miles-per-gallon scale, we're just throwing money down the drain. Let's buy smart vehicles. On smart vehicles, I would never suggest that we should put our highways or patrol folks or ENR patrol folks in those types of vehicles, but mid-size vehicles would do, and they truly would serve the purpose.
So, Mr. Speaker, what's stopping us from finally putting our pens to paper with a simple policy to say let's buy smart vehicles that use energy wisely? Mr. Speaker, later today, our lucky Premier will have questions from me. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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