Thank you, Mr. McLeod. All the Members have had the opportunity to make general comments. The Premier and Minister have responded. Is committee agreed that we have concluded general comments?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been a significant amount of discussion regarding the Taltson Hydro Expansion Project over the last couple of months. My colleague Mr. Bromley made a clear, concise and reasonable statement on March 3, 2010, encouraging this government to take control of its utilities, the utilities it owns, and start building for the future. I couldn’t agree more.

There is merit in the Taltson hydro expansion. The project will provide some short-term economic stimuli during the construction and reduce the burning of diesel in mines and hopefully extend mine life or open up new...

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Premier Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. That’s all the Members on my list. I will now go to Premier Roland for a response to the general comments. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Melhorn.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Next on my list is Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Next on my list is Bob Bromley.

Question is being called.

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We’ll extend hours until we conclude. We’ll just be carrying beyond our normal hours of adjournment. Next on my list, Mr. Jacobson, were you done?

I’d like to thank the deputy minister for that. I sure hope he’s right.

The last little bit that I’d like to talk about and get some comfort around is the cost control on this project. When we look at what’s coming in and what needs to go out it’s a pretty fine line of us being able to bring in enough money to be able to cover what our annual cost is without having to find money elsewhere. What assurance do you have that we can control the costs on this project so that they don’t inflate out of control? Some Members have suggested numbers but I’m not sure where those numbers come from so I’m...

Thank you, Ms. Melhorn. Mr. Beaulieu.