Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The area of reducing the cost of living incorporates quite a number of areas, whether it’s energy, housing packages or rents in a number of areas. We’ve laid out a package under the lead in this area of reducing the cost of living. Minister Lee will be working with the departments. As well, we can consider working with Members on specific initiatives. I think it would be a good opportunity. But we need to look at resolving the maximum-rent issue through, for example, the Housing Corporation and how rents are set in our communities. We’d like to start that work in ’08–09, so this year.
We’re looking for alternative energy. For example, natural gas conversion is an option in ’09–10. As for alternative energy studies and work, whether it’s run-of-the-river hydro, things of that nature, some of that work is ongoing now. We want to continue that process as well.
For example, the housing strategy aimed at quality infrastructure is a public housing repair investment. We want to aim at starting something there in ’09–10. There are quite a number of other initiatives under transportation, whether it’s widening of highways and airport extensions, realizing that does help in the cost of living when goods are landed in communities.