Certainly whenever the province is getting high royalties as a result of high natural gas prices on the North American market, they are obligated to share that royalty with the citizens who own it. |
The government has let consumers down here. This deregulated market has not worked. We need to make the natural gas companies use hedging and to develop significant underground storage capacity. |
We certainly have to develop energy conservation programs for households. For instance, if your household was to buy a new energy efficient furnace, our provincial government should pick up the GST on that purchase. |