Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
At the beginning of the deputations there were some rather oblique characterizations of the City of Toronto as environmentally backward. As a former municipal member, I have to take exception to those suggestions. I'd like to cite the document provided by the FCM that says, “The City of Toronto has always been at the forefront of environmental initiatives.” Then it gives a very excellent overview of some of the energy projects in the city. I just wanted to put that forth.
Second, I'd like to thank the deputants on behalf of the committee. I'm sure we all appreciate them.
Mr. Mueller, one of the sheets you provided said the target is to be carbon negative for both construction and operation.
There's often been a concern about the creation of green energy jobs. Is it the experience that after the development has been finished, there's an ongoing value added in jobs and the kinds of expertise needed to maintain the systems and so on?