Natural Resources committee  One of the major problems of small communities, rural communities—Guelph probably is not too small—is that they import a large proportion of the requirements, and this represents a leakage. It represents a loss to the community. If you get an integrated energy system, the saving

Natural Resources committee  You've suggested it. What you're talking about here is that there shouldn't be one single framework but there should be a multiple accounting, so you take into account all the implications. For example, a bridge or a road that you say you really need might improve or speed up urb

Natural Resources committee  This is quite fair. First, the full-cost pricing is quite important. There is market failure when the polluters impose costs on third parties for which they are not responsible. You would get more efficiency if you were to include all the third-party influences where the market f

Natural Resources committee  Madame Brunelle, I think you have it right here, but there are two dynamics and they seem to be in conflict here. One dynamic is that the most important natural resource is people's brains. It's our knowledge, our creativity, our innovation. And there is no question about it, tha

Natural Resources committee  There's no question that we need to get all alternative non-conventional energy sources examined and analyzed and the consequences evaluated. Governments seek multiple objectives. We really need to see every particular program in terms of the criteria we put in. For example, if

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. The issue here is what are the alternatives? How does one judge alternative A versus alternative B? Resources are limited, and if you use them in one employment, then you have to look at what you lose if you were to use them someplace else. This is crucial, particular

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also come to you as president of Econometric Research Limited, which is an outfit that specializes in impact analysis, the type of methodology that I'll talk to you about. We all know that many Canadian communities are known for their dependence on