Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Premier for that response. You know, as an MLA you get questions all the time from constituents, and one of the questions that I’ve been getting numerous times lately…. I would like somebody to explain this to me. That’s why I’m going to ask the Minister today to explain this to me and explain to the residents in the Northwest Territories. How is it that every time we turn around, conservation is pushed on residents? Conservation of power, conservation of energy.

The residents in our territory are doing what they can to cut back on power. They’re replacing their appliances; they’re driving smaller cars; they’re doing what they can. But that’s on one hand, and then on the other hand, the Power Corporation is going to go out and increase power rates 19 per cent. The two don’t correlate. I would like the Minister to try to explain to the residents of the Northwest Territories how this is. If we’re using less power, how come they are going to charge us more for it?