Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a question that merges two of the minister's portfolios. The government owns 68,000 buildings under public works, many of which are not energy efficient because of the time they were built. Would the minister commit to energy retrofitting more of those buildings to save operating costs, create jobs and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions? What sort of a schedule would he recommend to rehabilitate those energy wasteful buildings?
In the House of Commons on June 4th, 2002. See this statement in context.