Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Premier. I ask this question in all sincerity regarding this project. I do support the business case. You are having aboriginal landowners be a part of it. You don’t have to sell me on the greenhouse and thousands of trucks that go up the winter road. You are looking at a business case here. A lot of people say we’re more focused on the diamond mines than reducing costs or lowering costs to our communities. That’s the political world. It does make a business case.
There are power purchase agreements that need to be negotiated. Mr. Premier has indicated they are close. To date I haven’t seen one. Yet we’re still proceeding on a good-faith basis, just like with the bridge. Now we’re coming to cost overruns to the tune of $200 million on the bridge. I have to ask these questions. I have to ask these about the Taltson project.
There is potential for other mines that are going to be opening up to have the agreement. They are talking about Peace River having a nuclear plant. Certainly they want to see it up here in the Northwest Territories. This is an opportunity to hook up to the grid in Alberta. This is something we’re approving, we’re okaying, but we have to know for sure about the Taltson that we have some agreements in place. I think the Premier said they were close to some. But we’ve been hearing this for a long time. What’s securing us to say yes, we feel comfortable? That’s what I’m getting at. That’s why I ask this question. I need to ask it to have a good sleep tonight.