Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Could I say for ten seconds that one silver bullet is expensive, but one silver bullet may be the issue of interties. As we noted in our submission, Yukon is looking at trying to connect on the grid vis-à-vis British Columbia. NWT is looking at Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I hope we don't forget about nuclear. I think nuclear is a legitimate part of our mix, particularly when we have carbon targets and aspirations. We're going to be hard-pressed to reach those without recognizing the nuclear option, but of course, as we all know, nuclear has always

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thanks to you, Madam Chair, and the members of your committee for inviting CEA to testify before your very timely mandate. I am Sergio Marchi, president and CEO. I am accompanied by Doug Tenney, who was vice-president of northern development with ATCO. Together with the remarks

Finance committee  Could I just have 10 seconds on political will?

Finance committee  I was in public life. The federal government taxes, spends, legislates and regulates. I would suggest, with due respect—and I was guilty—that I did a lot of reflecting on the first three, and very little on the last. It's not exactly the sexiest thing for elected representatives.

Finance committee  Yes, I was going to say, lighten the load. To an earlier question, I didn't say that we advocated deletion. First of all, we're amalgamating all the regulatory initiatives impacting our industry from among 14 governments, and it's proving to be quite the job. Second, Tim was ri

Finance committee  I would certainly echo the remarks that Tim just made. We are spending more and more monies on finding the experts and the technologies that can stay one step ahead of what has become an unfortunate growth industry, in terms of cyber-attacks and hacking. Electricity within the e

Finance committee  First of all, I'm glad you're thinking about the whole issue of competitiveness and the relationship with the regulatory regime. As I said in my earlier statement, we're very pleased at the CEA that the Minister of Finance has chosen competitiveness and growing the economy as a t

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I wish your statement on aging were true—you're a diplomat. First of all, with regard to the zero-emissions vehicle strategy, we're awaiting the task force report. We participated in the deliberations, so we're hoping that it is going to give us a good, prac

Finance committee  Germany is certainly one of them, but there is also some very interesting work being done by New Brunswick Power in partnership with Siemens on smart grid technology. It's not like Canada is just looking elsewhere. We're also beginning to renew and innovate the way we must.

Finance committee  If governments were to actually look at all those layers of pancakes, then—

Finance committee  We haven't done that piece of homework yet. I think we have to get to first base first, because governments refuse to even talk about coordinating.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. First of all, the position we've taken for a long while is that we hope both the provincial and the federal governments push that national Canadian energy strategy over the goal line. I think it is logical to have governments working together to harness all

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the members for the opportunity to address your committee. Reliable electricity has become indispensable to a competitive economy and a high quality of life. Moreover, our sector is over 80% GHG-free, making it one of the cleanest sectors in

Fisheries committee  It has been a combination of things. First of all, I think our country's decision to wean ourselves off coal is a significant variable in that. As you know, we're looking at stopping coal by 2030. I think, in some provinces, it will probably be 2040, with respect to some flexib