Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here this morning.
I would like to continue in the same vein as my colleague, Mr. Blanchette.
When plans are being made to repair a government building, it makes sense to utilize the energy-saving solutions your businesses are proposing. As Mr. Love explained, we want to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, when you do your calculations regarding available energy—hydroelectricity in Quebec, electricity in other provinces, mixed sources or coal, for example—is this taken into account during building evaluations?
The Government of Canada has buildings in every province. Do you factor in the price of electricity and the fact that the federal government pays the province's market rate? Or do you take into account the possibility of using greener energy and the fact that it may be cheaper or more expensive to do so?
For example, if we chose to use renewable energy, say wind or solar power, but it costs more, do you factor that into your calculations?