Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The honourable Minister responsible for Public Works and Services, Mr. Michael McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I’d have to commit to go and find out what it costs to do an assessment of an infrared type of evaluation on a unit. We have, through Public Works and through our budgets for the last couple years now, been focusing on deferred maintenance and projects in that area. We intend to do the bulk of our facilities, go through an evaluation to see how efficient they are. I’d have to commit to the Member to get back to see what is all involved in each part of this technical evaluation and what it would cost and

whether just making a phone call would serve the purpose.

I appreciate the Minister’s comments. It’s been an issue that’s been raised. We’re looking for efficiencies; i.e. reduced costs and better effectiveness. My understanding is that by simply calling the Power Corporation and other providers that we either own or have at arm’s length, we can find out what the costs are. I’m wondering if the Minister could provide the sequence of events to assure my constituents and the public that in fact the basic common sense measures for a building are applied first. That is, we find out what the power and heating costs are per month or year before we go in with fancy and, I admit, sexy technology, but very costly technology as I understand it, travelling from community to community of the infrared approach.

I am not trained in this area. I have not gone through the outline of what is all involved in a technical evaluation. I’ll commit to getting back to the Member with a layout of all the steps involved as he requested.

Just one last note. I’m certainly not trained in it either, although I have had some experience. I know the community of Whati simply did that for all their buildings. My understanding is, just for the information of the Minister, that the infrared technology can give erroneous results if it’s a windy day, for example, and so on. Perhaps I could ask the Minister if he would check out both the strengths and weaknesses of the infrared technology so that we have full information on which to base decision-making and become more efficient and effective.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Final supplementary, Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I appreciate that. If the Minister could just include what the pros and cons are of the infrared technology so that I know that the department’s looked at that, that would be great.

Yes, we’ll commit to doing that.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.