Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, will be voting in favour of the motion that is before us today. I think that the program itself needs to be reviewed. I also think, and I've made mention of this in the House, that not all communities are paying the same power rates. Those served by NUL are paying lower rates than those serviced by the Power Corporation. We need to get a better understanding of how we can get the best possible power rates into the communities as we can. That should be the onus of any review, how do we give our residents the best value on their power rates? Mr. Speaker, I think that sometimes gets lost in the equation with the Power Corporation, Mr. Speaker.

I just think, like my colleague Mrs. Groenewegen said, you wonder why there's no small business start-ups in the regions. Well, they can't afford to open their doors because of the power bills that they'll be faced with and other utility costs that they'll be faced with. There's no bed and breakfasts, restaurants, small businesses. It's very, very hard to start up a business. I think we have to thoroughly examine why there's no small business in the regions, or lack thereof. I mean we've had economic development officers out in the regions for years, Mr. Speaker. They're trying to serve a purpose, but if a business can't pay their bills and the business case isn't there to open their doors, why do we even have EDOs out in the regions? You have to start asking yourself some of these questions as well, Mr. Speaker.

Again, I do support the motion that's before us today. Mahsi.

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