Federal ministers view the testing of circuit boards in a High Activity Life Test machine designed by Xantrex Technology Inc. in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, Feb. 28, 2005. From left is Stephen Owen Minister of Western Economic Diversification, Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale, Stephane Dion Minister of Environment and David Emerson Minister of Industry. The ministers were highlighting green technology investments in the recent 2005 budget.(CP PHOTO/Chuck Stoody)