Natural Resources committee  There are two things. The speed at which we want to make the shift.... In a municipality like Vancouver, about 40% of our greenhouse gas comes from buildings. If we want to make it quickly, having available even low-interest financing is a huge benefit for the ability to get it d

Natural Resources committee  From our perspective, the federal government can play a key role on a number of levels. First of all, we've talked a little about the feasibility, the planning, and the mapping of the opportunities. We have a lot of work to do and there are a lot of opportunities. We have a lot

Natural Resources committee  I'm Penny Ballem. I think that essentially we see that there is still significant risk. To the point that was made by other speakers, it's in the bridging, in the transition to the payback. If you look at the business model for our utility that we described, it's about a 25-year

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. We are delighted that the Chair and the committee invited us here. Thank you so much. In the absence of our mayor, I bring greetings from Vancouver and I thank you very much for the invitation to present today. Vancouver has a very strong commitment to bein