Mr. Speaker, the PUB has already clearly stated in answers to the questions in the past with respect to the types of rate structures that are in place in the Northwest Territories, that they are not in the business of social engineering when it comes to power rates; they are interested in the economic cost of producing power. If the Government of the Northwest Territories, through our policies as the shareholder in the Power Corporation, want to affect rates through our Territorial Support Subsidy Program, that’s entirely up to us. We take the dividends in the Power Corporation, we finance the territorial support. We have a lot of capacity for doing things within our control already with respect to the rates in the smaller communities. Have we done enough? Are there other things that we could do to help offset the high costs, particularly in the diesel communities? Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 230-16(3): Atco Proposal To Merge With NWT Power Corporation
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 230-16(3): Atco Proposal To Merge With NWT Power Corporation
Oral Questions
March 1st, 2009
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