Thanks.
The other smart work practice that you mentioned was the concept of hotelling, which many private sector companies have adopted.
For several years, by the way, when I worked as a business consultant, my office was basically a briefcase and a pair of shoes. You moved around and you occupied and got your work done in whatever space was appropriate, whether it was at a client's site or at home or in an office building somewhere. There are ways you can do things in government that are similar in concept. If you reduce the space requirements, you obviously reduce your energy requirements.
Can you describe from a government point of view whether there has been much adoption of hotelling in B.C. and in Manitoba, and some of the impediments?
There has been some pushback in the private sector, by the way. You have probably read about Yahoo's new CEO basically telling people to stop telecommuting and come in to the office. Energy costs are not borne by the employer in that case—the energy costs of commuting for an hour behind the windshield of a car every day, or more.
Could you describe your experience with hotelling and telecommuting in your jurisdictions?
Maybe we can start with B.C.