Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop a plan with a budget and a schedule to better support communities in the management of landfills, that includes training, capacity building, best practices in waste management, diversion, backhaul and related matters; and further, that the plan should be developed by the end of the 19th Assembly. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, Mr. Speaker, yesterday was the first time I heard my Minister speak about Bill C21 here in the House in regards to long gun firearms legislation that's trying to go through in Ottawa. What's the GNWT's position on this bill? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Madam Chair, I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories make financial security information, including operator, land and waterrelated securities, amounts, location of project, form of security, expiry dates, public through a website to help build public confidence in resource management. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories review and amend all legislative requirements regarding the form of financial security for environmental compliance and remediation to ensure financial security must be irrevocable, and absolute unconditional. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories study the government of Saskatchewan Institutional Control Program and develop a Northwest Territories model that better implements the polluter pays principle for the long term and unforeseen remediation of mining sites while providing regulatory certainty with respect to industry relinquishment; and further, that the Northwest Territories model should be developed by the end of the 19th Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories establish an internal capacity for an effective early warning system to prevent further public liabilities; and further, this approach will also require clear measures to prevent perpetual care situations, including mandatory financial security that is regularly reviewed and adjusted. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure it has the internal expertise to inform regulatory decisionmaking and inspection capacity to prevent further public liabilities. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories keep closure and reclamation tools up to date and publicly available to ensure that the GNWT is collecting enough security to reflect true costs of closure and reclamation. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I'm hearing is there's no commitment from this government to protect residents, especially the residents in the High Arctic, with the most impacted of this implementation of this tax going into our communities. Mr. Speaker, we live it. You live it too. We live in there's no jobs, nothing available for the communities that our people are needing, needing work, but we're still paying it. Either there's no work or not, we're still paying that tax. There's 33 communities across this territory, Mr. Speaker, that need help. It's not only the big the cities...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today we talked earlier in regards to the potential carbon tax coming forward to the communities of Nunakput and across our territory. Mr. Speaker, what is the Minister doing to ensure that the carbon tax does not increase the cost of living in the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.