Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Brouillette, you said that the interconnections between the provinces would not be necessary over the next eight years because there is a surplus now. At the same time, you said that we have to worry about the future. So I have some trouble understanding your reasoning that we do not have to worry about interconnections.
We are talking about exporting electricity to the United States. The Hydro-Québec report I quoted compares electricity prices per kilowatt-hour. In Ontario, the price varies between 16¢ and 17¢, but it is 27¢ in Boston. We are talking about 29¢ for New York, 31¢ for San Francisco and 20¢ for Detroit. Since prices are much higher in the United States than in Canada, I wonder why you are not recommending that we invest in interconnections, either now or in the future.