Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am reminded of a saying that goes: careful about what you ask for. In this particular case, I am going to provide the most cautious support possible for this motion. The reason I say this is because I am a big fan of doing business better. I certainly see that in the expectation and certainly the hopes of Mr. Bromley as he brings this forward, but my pragmatic side wants to go forward but cautiously. I am interested but I want to be sure what we are getting into. Mr. Speaker, the costs are unknown. I know my good colleague will say the costs are real and well understood. He may say the costs are too high if we don’t do it. That may be his perspective as well. But, Mr. Speaker, I am concerned and I think the honourable Minister Michael McLeod said it well. Concerns about costs and quality of fuel weigh heavily on my mind. Yet again I say, careful what we ask for. Mr. Speaker, the reason I will, again, I stress very cautiously support this motion because Mr. Bromley was willing to make accommodation for me that reflect my major concern, which is about consider implementing this issue.
Mr. Speaker, I think that was a willing compromise to me that is a big deal. What it does is emphasizes that it is okay to go look at this issue. It is okay to study this issue a little bit and perhaps maybe even experiment through a pilot project, in my view. When we say consider, in my view that is how I see this, as this is a chance to take a look at this issue. Even ideas I don’t necessarily like or fully support, I will support the fact that let’s give something a try and take a good look at it. Every idea deserves its chance to be able to stand on its own.
Mr. Speaker, I have to emphasize, as well, that I think this government is setting a hallmark for one
thing and its certain attention to the way it views environment issues as a whole going forward. I have not seen in my time and watching government -- and believe me, I have been watching since I was a young teen because I have been interested as a kid -- I have never seen a government so concerned about its impact on the world. I would define that as one of our defining hallmarks of any Assembly that has ever come forward. I certainly hope that type of consideration will go forward on future Assemblies, if not forever on a permanent basis.
Mr. Speaker, in closing, I am just going to stress that, as I started off by saying, be careful what we ask for, Mr. Speaker, without knowing the fullness of the results. I am very cautious and concerned about where this will take us, but I do support the analysis of this. I do support a full consideration on this. That is how I see this motion being drawn up, is to look into this venture and, if at the time, it is worthy of standing on its own merits, perhaps I will be supporting it. I may be the loudest trumpeter here for this initiative if those results prove to be as they are. Mr. Speaker, I will support it, but I exercise my caution as we go forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.