Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also would like to talk about a similar issue in regards to energy management. I think that we have to realize that communities are probably a little ways ahead of us in a lot of this stuff and I know that the communities I represent, Tsiighetchic, Fort McPherson especially, are looking long term which they are looking at setting goals of 2025 of trying to cut their emissions down to 50 percent, and I think the communities are trying to do their part as communities in the Arctic that can show the rest of the world that we are doing our part when it comes to climate change and reducing our usage of fossil fuels and looking at alternative types of energy. One of the areas that they are looking at is the area of biomass residual heat and also trying to find alternative ways of generating not only power but also of generating heat in communities. I think that we have to work in conjunction with those communities and I know that there has been some work going on in the communities that I represent where they have held workshops and whatnot. Again, I think that because of the interest of the communities in the Arctic and the fact that we are seeing in regards to climate change and not being proactive for them, sends a message that we are not really showing the rest of the world we are trying to set the example for the rest of them. So realizing we are impacted by what other people are doing but also by showing that we can do our part, too, by basically reducing our usage of fossil fuels. I would just like to know exactly, I know you mentioned that you are looking at going into the Sahtu communities, but again, I think that we have to ensure that we are working in conjunction with them, because in your presentation it seemed that the only group that you mentioned is working in partnership with the Arctic Energy Alliance, but I think that you also have to work in partnership with the organizations and community groups that basically are already working in conjunction with what they are looking at. In Fort McPherson, for instance, they are already looking at using chippers, and basically chipping wood and using woodchips as the means of heating buildings in the communities. I think that that is the type of stuff that we realistically have to work with, and support them and not to continue to compete against them. If anything, we have to work in relation. I would just like to know, what are we doing as a government to embrace those communities and those organizations that are trying to do their part to put ourselves on the world stage showing that we are doing our part to reduce our dependency on greenhouse gases.
David Krutko on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2011. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 21st, 2011
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