Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chairman, would it be possible to consider that this first version provides us with some knowledge about what we have and have not heard? Our mandate is to look at the future of the grid. It is my impression that we have looked mainly at energy production, not at how this en

Natural Resources committee  If I understand correctly, if we calculate the cost of this type of heating in kilowatt hours, it is less expensive than the electricity we buy.

Natural Resources committee  You talked about the fact that solar energy could be incorporated more easily at the local level, since there is no main plant distributing electricity. But would there not be problems within the network because of the fact that electricity is produced only during the day, when t

Natural Resources committee  Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  There are some very large solar energy and geothermal energy developments at the moment. Spain is manufacturing solar collectors to produce energy. Even Ontario appears interested in doing this. So it is on the same scale as nuclear production.

Natural Resources committee  I think you made a small mistake when you were speaking about geothermal energy and said that digging was required in order to use it. I think that is a little out of date, since drilling is done to depths of 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 feet. A geothermal well can provide electricity

Natural Resources committee  Could you talk to us briefly about the attempts that have been made in Canada? I remember particularly that Philips installed vacuum tubes in a large number of buildings, but then they disappeared. I also remember Solarwall. What mistakes did the government, companies or others

Natural Resources committee  What needs to be done to encourage the government to diversify and invest in systems other than Solarwall?

Natural Resources committee  So you think this could be done right away.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first point I want to make clear is that solar and geothermal energy are attractive options for producing electricity and heat, but they are not just for houses. This is the turn the discussion has taken just recently, and I find that unfortunate, be

Natural Resources committee  Is it this week or next week?

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to hear from Mr. Henuset. He said that he would like to shorten the time needed to evaluate a project. When my colleague asked him what he would like to shorten, he replied that he would like to shorten the evaluation time to one year. Mr. He

Natural Resources committee  I just wanted to say to—

Natural Resources committee  It is only $94 million for the environmental problems that we inherited. It is not the total.

Natural Resources committee  I'll send them to you.