Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Speaker Jacobson. Mr. Mercer and Mr. Ouellette, welcome to the Chamber again.

Committee, as we agreed upon earlier with convention, we will not do any opening comments. We’ll go directly to general comments. Does committee agree that there are no general comments and we can proceed to detail?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. To the motion. I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we embark on what appears to be another fact-finding Energy Charrette, the second one in as little as two years, the residents of NWT are again waiting for real, affordable solutions to lower their energy costs. With the cost of living the hallmark of concern, many believe this Energy Charrette will be added to a long list of productions already archived on dusty shelves. With very little given to the public or Members as to its mandate, I will have questions today for the man of the hour, the Premier of the Northwest Territories.

As mentioned, we are about to embark...

Thank you, Speaker Jacobson. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. To the motion. Mr. Hawkins.

What this means is we have the capacity to recapture NTPC diesel-produced stovepipe heat, dissipate this heat into the ground, store it in earth tubes and reverse the energy in the winter months via utilidor exchange to heat homes and buildings. This process has many names, such as ground-coupled heat exchange or air-to-soil exchange, yet the principles of these processes all produce the same effect, which is to offer viable and economic alternatives in conjunction with lower diesel consumption.

With the government clearly out of ideas as we embark on yet another Energy Charrette, many...

Does committee agree we have concluded consideration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. To the motion. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, committee. Yes, we are on Operations Expenditures, No. 2. I’ll open the floor again to general comments. I have Mr. Bromley.

Committee, if I can get you to turn to page 24, wildlife, infrastructure investments, $1.125 million. Does committee agree?