Thank you. So I will say that, you know, we have -- I have had many conversations with the Member, and I think that people around the territory did see an increase in their fuel prices this year compared to last, and I would say the biggest reason for that is because there was that sharp drop in prices from two years ago to last year. And so there was a very significant decline in the price of heating fuel. And the price has actually gone back up to around where it was two years ago. And so that's why people really are seeing those increases, because they're back to pre-pandemic levels.

With that being said, it's been pretty cold and I know my fuel bill has gone up, and so I imagine everyone else's has as well.

If a senior uses their full allotment of this program and they have no more fuel and they have no more money and they can't afford to fill their tank, the income assistance program can step in and provide assistance as well. A number of MLAs have come to me and said, you know, my client -- or my constituent's an elder and they used up their entire allotment, and they can't afford fuel. And in every one of those instances, the income assistance program has been able to provide assistance to those seniors. Thank you.