Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I want to make a quick point about wind turbines.
My comments earlier may have implied that I was 100% against wind turbines. That's not the case at all. However, as a manager of public funds, I'm obviously very aware of public spending and value for money.
I think that any energy is good as long as it's cost-effective and useful and it serves the people that it's meant to serve. For example, Quebec has many natural resources that must be exploited. I think that the resources aren't being exploited enough, but I hope that they will be eventually. There are mines in northern Quebec, such as the Raglan Mine. This mine is powered in part by the energy produced by two wind turbines, which are supported by a diesel engine that compensates for any lack of wind. These two energies are combined.
My point is that, when the need exists, when it's feasible and when there's a way to make it cost-effective from every angle, wind energy does have its place. However, we must also think about the people who will pay. That's why the Quebec government has set aside a project that could have resulted in losses of up to $2 billion for taxpayers. That's why Quebec's auditor general said that wind energy currently isn't cost-effective in the province.
We applaud companies such as Innergex that invest their money in wind farms, as Innergex did recently with its $630 million investment.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.