Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have follow-up questions to my previous questions about the various reviews that are being undertaken with respect to power in the Northwest Territories. In follow-up to my colleague Mr. Hawkins’ questions and his reference to secret handshakes and stuff like that, just because ATCO

put an unsolicited proposal on the table, I don’t think they should get beat up in this Assembly. They are a company, the founders of whom I know well and they are I think a very much to be respected and admired company from what they have been able to do in the private sector. I just want to clearly say that I don’t have any issues with ATCO, the ownership or the people. That doesn’t mean I want to sell them the Power Corporation.

Mr. Speaker, the Power Corporation proposal suggests a five-year freeze on rates. That is a very short window, really, in the scheme of things. Power is an essential service. The GNWT is the biggest customer of power in the Northwest Territories, so I ask the Premier, a five-year freeze on power, but then what input do we have in terms of power rate setting? Right now, we own the Power Corporation and it is not the best scenario right now. I’m sure if you go out on this little review and ask, what you do you think of the NWT Power Corporation, it won’t be a very happy answer right now. People are unhappy. People are crabby about their power bills. Mr. Speaker, we are the biggest consumer of this essential service here as the Government of the Northwest Territories. Does the Premier agree that this is an essential service that the government should retain control of? Thank you.