Bob Bromley

Thank you, Minister. Ms. LeClair.

Thank you. Committee reports 4, 5, 6 and 7 are concluded. What is the wish of the committee?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you very much. Thanks to the Minister and witnesses. You may excuse the witnesses, Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms.

Thank you very much, committee.

Thanks for those comments. So we don’t know…. We may still be accruing additional debt here. It sounds like we’re working on the process, though, that’s causing that debt to accumulate. Is that correct?

Thank you. committee, do we agree that the bill as a whole is concluded and ready for third reading?

Bill 9 as a whole approved.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Lovely very efficiently answered my questions at the same time. Thank you.

Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary, Expenditures on Behalf of Members, Operations Expenditure Summary: $5.769 million, approved.

Thank you very much. We’re going to now turn to the clause-by-clause on page 1 of Bill 9. Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, starting with clause 1.

Clauses 1 through 7 approved.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I note that our utilities are steadily increasing. I’m concerned that the price of oil has gone up over 60 per cent since I became an MLA eight months ago; that we are heating this building on the basis of oil; that there is proven technology, in town and operating right now, for much less money; that there’s a proven source of fuel such as pellets available for long-term contracts — very cheap. In fact, the cost of the pellets are going down.

I have to admit to a conflict of interest, because I’m a carbon-neutral MLA, which means I have to offset the costs of fossil fuels...

Next, committee, turning to page 3, Schedule of the Bill, Part 1, Vote 1, Operations Expenditures, Total Supplementary Appropriation for Operations Expenditures: $28.205 million.

Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, Total Supplementary Appropriation for Operations Expenditures, not previously authorized: $28.205 million, approved.