Thank you very much, Ms. Gélinas, for your presentation.
I would just like to note, for my colleagues' information, that you are a Commissioner and your job is to assess the twenty-five departments required to present sustainable development strategies. It's important to clarify your role.
My questions have to do with the EnerGuide program. As the new Bloc Québécois critic on issues related to natural resources, I would like to try and understand why the Minister terminated this program.
I read in your report that, for existing homes, the EnerGuide program had resulted in a 27% reduction in average energy consumption and that the Department can prove that the program led to a 0.7 megaton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
My reading of the situation is that there was some effect, possibly minor, but nevertheless a positive effect. I would like the benefit of your expertise to try and understand why the program was eliminated.
When inspectors or evaluators would go to someone's house to do an assessment and advise people about the renovations needed to increase energy efficiency, do you think these assessments were important in terms of enabling the government to measure and collect the data, in order to determine whether this program was playing a part in reducing greenhouse emissions by enhancing energy efficiency?