Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We're very encouraged to see the announcement of the ecoTrust. Although we don't have the details yet to understand exactly what the programs will look like and what the criteria will be for accessing those funds, I can tell you that internally we're having discussions about how we approach the federal government, Ministers Lunn and Baird, to make sure that we see some projects that are funded through this initiative.
Yes, there are going to be rising costs. One of the issues that is paramount in this discussion -- and Members will know from the consultation documents -- was the affordability of the options that we're proposing to NWT residents. It's critical that we get a handle on that. I think an energy strategy that didn't propose to address those issues would be severely lacking. We're aware of that. What we're proposing, what we're bringing forward will
recognize and will deal with the issue of affordability. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.