Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the immediate term, we are dealing with the issues of subsidies, even though we recognize in the long term, they are not going to be the fix-all for the situation. As a government, if we don't change the way we do business in the long term, trying to carry on with the subsidy process that's existing will drive us into bankruptcy. So we are going to have to look at the investments we make, long term, around hydro, how we produce our electricity. For example, Mr. Speaker, one of the things we are doing, and continue to do, is in the Territorial Power Support Program that works with those residents who pay a higher power rate than within the capital. So that's one of the areas. Income support or housing programs, those are short-term solutions that we will have to continue to deal with and continue to pay the forced growth cost. It's things like hydro and transportation systems, and we have to work with the federal government in those areas to get some support. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 374-15(4): Government Action On Reducing Costs Of Living
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 374-15(4): Government Action On Reducing Costs Of Living
Question 374-15(4): Government Action On Reducing Costs Of Living
Item 7: Oral Questions
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