Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like I said, we do dedicate a lot of dollars to the concept of energy conservation and I would like to ask the Premier then if he would support the reprofiling of some money that may already be identified in the budget that could be reprofiled for something more tangible, something more real to northerners that we could get this program set up as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Mercer. Anyone abstaining, please stand. Colleagues, the motion is defeated.

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Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Next on the list I have Mr. Villeneuve.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Premier for that answer. We need to do something now. I don’t know why this has never been done before. I don’t know what other ideas might be out there, but this is one idea that’s not out there. That’s an idea that’s right here and now and it seems like it should be simple. Keep the list of things that people could access money for short; a pellet stove, a wood stove, windows, insulation, siding. Even put a cap on it. Say a maximum of $10,000 repayable interest free. They save the money on their bill; they use their savings to repay the loan. It seems...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Next on the list for general comments I have Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had a Member’s statement prepared today, but hearing the lead that’s been taken by some of my fellow Members with respect to the federal cuts, I think I’ll change my topic and talk about that very subject.

Mr. Speaker, this summer some of the Regular Members had the opportunity to go into some of the small northern communities here and see some of the living conditions. We went there with a theme to talk about the cost of living, but we really saw the conditions of living. Something that really stuck out in my mind is, when we went to the community of Fort...

Thank you, Mr. Braden. To the motion. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Next I have Mr. Bell.

Mr. Hawkins.