Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think my colleague has expressed concerns about this area, as we did in our motion in the House on Thursday. This is a walloping 78 percent cut to energy planning. I know there has been concern about the lack of progress on this front during the 16

th Assembly despite spending a lot of dollars, so

we perhaps do indeed need to go back to the drawing board and do some better planning there.

On the other hand, we have done a lot of feasibility work and feasibility studies. We have, in my mind, procrastinated to the point where some of those opportunities are now slipping by the wayside as fossil fuel prices have gone beyond what the original estimates were. We need to be lighter on our feet and take advantage of opportunities when they are here.

ITI is actually now down to $1.1 million. It is not the $1.6 million here. According to the Minister’s opening remarks, in terms of energy initiatives, $1.15 million in energy initiatives, $700,000 of which is providing money to the NTEC – that is the Northwest Territories Energy Corporation – for core funding for staff. Does that mean we are hiring seven staff here? Maybe I can get an explanation of what the $700,000 is for. Thank you.