Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Speaker Jacobson.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion, Mr. Yakeleya.

It does sound like we have a bit of a murky mandate from transmission to generation. I didn’t quite clearly hear exactly what the intent is and we haven’t really heard a budget, but I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, I believe the last charrette did cost taxpayers about $100,000.

So, to be clear, can the Premier indicate if it’s the intent of this charrette to look at long-term solutions or short-term solutions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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?