Thank you, Mr. Chair. The motion speaks to a new initiative for something that we want to push on this side. The people from my region will certainly welcome a motion like this, and welcome more so that the government looks to reduce the high cost of living in the Sahtu.

We’d like to see an initiative like that that would cut down the cost for some of our people in our communities. The unemployment rate in Deline or Colville or Fort Good Hope is quite high, in the thirties to 42 percent, and the cost of living is quite high with the cost of fuel, especially diesel going into our communities. So I think that the Minister has the means and resources available at his disposal to say yes, we can do this with a pilot project community. I look forward to seeing something like that in the budget, where a family could see a reduction of their power bills and look at cost-saving methods where the GNWT could help out.

I look forward to a response back from this government, recognizing that we on this side are serious that some of our ideas need to be reckoned with. We have strong support on this side to put in the heaters that could go into our communities. I think this is something where, as Mr. Bouchard said, the rubber hits the road, and this is something that we want to see. I think he has the method and the means to do it and not have any more studies to delay this process here. I will be supporting the motion.