Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I find the discussion on carbon pricing to be interesting, because we've had this discussion before, and I think we all know the reality. Maybe what isn't being mentioned here is the impact on consumers. As we've heard previously in our testimony, to bring in the carbon pricing limits that some people are asking for...I think last year one of the folks from Europe was testifying and suggested that our electrical energy costs would probably triple. Petroleum costs would at least quadruple to reach the kinds of goals we need to reach.
I find it interesting that even this morning three different sets of figures are being used in our discussion. Mr. Monea talked about $15 to $50, I think. Mr. Whittingham is talking about their numbers of $40 to $100, and even in your own document you talk about $50 to $200. I think it's good we're having the whole discussion, but the reality is there's certainly no certainty to what those right numbers are. What we do know is it will have a tremendous impact on consumers because the main effect of it will be to drive up those energy prices to make the alternatives that aren't currently competitive, competitive. I think we need to keep that in the discussion while we're having it.
I want to talk a little bit about the reference plan, Mr. Monea. You said the Saskatchewan government and industry do have their share of money committed to this.