A majority of our members have voted to reject the tentative agreement,

We accept their decision and will resume the struggle for an agreement that better addresses their concerns.

Diesel is very hard to conserve because of our trucking industry. It's very hard to suggest that we can conserve diesel.

You're just seeing some regional differences because of what's available locally. We have a good supply, but there seems to be a lot of speculation on usage.

Reaching an agreement has been a long and complex process, but I am convinced the outcome will help enshrine the future success of Telus and our team. We now have a significant opportunity to move forward with an agreement that recognizes our team members' tremendous contributions and provides Telus with the flexibility needed to continue our leadership position in a highly competitive market.

Some of the country's power plants and industrial users have the ability to switch fuels, and others are scaling back their usage altogether, ... It's encouraging to see that people have scaled back on their usage. That means we should be in pretty good shape going into the winter.