Thank you.
As my colleague from the NWT indicated, in Nunavut the high cost of diesel-generated power and the ageing power infrastructure we have up there in the 26 communities is a high cost to the government and a high cost to the communities.
One of the things we're looking at in discussions on the potential Manitoba-Kivalliq road is, in the future, putting a power grid up through there, whether it's right through the road system or through that area. It would bring in more economic activity, whether it's mining or other economic things, especially in commodity trading. Manitoba gains about $300 million a year in trade from the Kivalliq region alone. That's critical infrastructure we're looking at.
For the most part, when we talk about generating hydro power, it's on the radar. But at this time it's unattainable due to the cost of infrastructure. We're looking at some of these alternative ways of getting to that point. Devolution is one of them. It would give us an advantage in getting revenue. Another example is Newfoundland and Labrador, where the Muskrat Falls project is supposed to be ongoing. With devolution, that will give us more opportunities.