Mr.

Speaker, in my Member’s

statement today I raised the issue of the NWT Power Corporation and my concern about their accountability — or one should also stress their

lack of accountability. The issue I really have is that there’s nothing bearing down on them to run the organization as efficiently as possible to make sure that the customers are getting the best service at the most reasonable price. Right now the system is that no matter what they charge in expenses, they can go back and recuperate from the ratepayers. I’d like to hear from the Minister responsible for the NWT Power Corporation. First, what is he doing to lead this initiative to make sure that this operation is working as efficiently as possible so that they don’t have to keep going back to the customers for increased rate hikes?