question: About this national grid that's being asked, I know the final resolution was somewhat diluted, what was the original request? When we're talking about a national grid what exactly are the provinces asking?

Gordon Campbell: I can tell you that the idea behind the national grid was to make sure that the Canadian economy has an opportunity to benefit from Canadian energy sources. Frankly we do a lot of trading north-south in BC and we'll continue to do that. We see real economic opportunities with that but we see there are some economies that are in need of energy, I think Ontario, we just heard from premier McGuinty is going to eliminate all his coal-fired plants, he's going to need energy. So one of the things we're trying to say with that energy map is that we have the potential to be an energy powerhouse. Not just for Canadians with surge-free, top-quality energy, but with clean energy. We've got huge hydro resources, huge alternative energy resources. We should try & put those to use for Canada, and try to use those energy resources to build a stronger economy across the board.

question: How strong can that commitment to a Canadian interconnection be if the power, politically and economically be in the United States for north-south connection? How long can the provinces hang together on something like that?

Jean Charest: It is very substantial and the potential for development is tremendous....