Thank you, Mr. Chair.
If you would allow me, I'll extend the same courtesy that Mr. Hsu did. I would like to read aloud the motion I submitted last week, which we will be discussing later today. It states:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), and given the repercussions of the 2012 Fall Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development on the natural resources sector, the Committee postpone its current study and undertake a study of chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the report, beginning on February 26, 2013 and reporting to the House of Commons no later than June 7, 2013.
I'm moving on to my questions.
My questions are mostly for Mr. Bradley.
Thank you for your presentation. I want to pick up on Mr. Julian's questions about the smart grid. You touched on a few recommendations and things the government could do to help it along.
I don't have a lot of time. If you could provide the committee with more detailed recommendations on what the federal government can do to help establish a smart grid, we would certainly be very keen to review them and possibly include them in our final report.
You mentioned some barriers as well. I would like you to expand a little on what you said. You talked about the high cost of new technologies. What do you recommend in terms of addressing that challenge?