I appreciate that plain language version of what’s actually happening here. To plain language it even more, we’re going to be paying more and more subsidies into the future, so it is going up as time goes by. I guess what’s really important here is to try and deal with the underlying costs of generating power, and we’re not putting much towards that. We are putting some, but it’s very modest compared to these sorts of amounts that I’ve been quoting: last year, $27 million; this year, $21 million. It looks like it’s sort of dropping a little bit next year but, obviously, this amount is going up. This is a long-term commitment, so it would be really worthwhile – I’m sure the Minister would agree – investing in how to get those rates down. I throw that out as a comment, but I’d welcome any comments by the Minister. I know he would dearly love to see us figure out how to reduce power rates, fundamentally, as well, which would then, of course, bring down our power subsidy program as well.
Bob Bromley on Consideration in Committee of the Whole on Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole on Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 6th, 2013
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