Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was going to say I don’t know if I can support this motion because it just makes too much sense. This wouldn’t be our way of doing things. But, you know, Ms. Bisaro just made a comment to me. I mean, even if we went out and borrowed the money to do this, it would make sense.
When we were in committee one day, Mr. Yakeleya drew me a picture. I said, draw me a picture, and he drew a picture of all of our resources here in the Northwest Territories which get piped to a refinery in southern Canada, then get brought back, then get put into a big holding tank and then pumped into our diesel generators that produce power, which then we string along little lines to take into people’s houses to heat the hot water. Isn’t it a convoluted circle when you really think about it? Anyway, it was a great work of art and it truly depicts what a convoluted and roundabout way we take to doing this.
I mentioned also to committee that we should put water savers on the showers because the recovery rate on oil-fired hot water heaters is much greater than electric. With electric, you’re always running out of hot water, but the recovery rate on the oil-fired ones is so much greater and they’re so much more efficient. We’re going to have to put water-saver showerheads in the same units.
Anyway, obviously I will be totally supporting the motion. Please, for the love of all that’s pure and sane, let’s do something that makes sense. Thank you.