Julie Green

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate everyone who just finished the Walk to Tuk this winter, along with the organizers of the event, the NWT Recreation and Parks Association.

The Walk to Tuk, as you probably know, is the largest, longest, and most effective physical activity event undertaken each year in the NWT. Teams of course do not literally walk to Tuktoyaktuk, but rather walk to work, walk the dog, jog, ski, snowshoe, or walk on a track. Teams left Fort Providence on January 3rd, setting out on the 1,658 kilometre journey to the Arctic Coast and together 3,600...

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table the following document, a November 23, 2016 letter from participants in the Smart Prosperity Canada Initiative, in which corporate officers of 16 major Canadian firms and organizations called upon the Prime Minister to introduce carbon pricing. Thank you.

This money provides for IRC beneficiaries, but I am wondering how the Housing Corporation is planning to meet the needs of the other residents of the Beaufort Delta who are waiting for housing, that is, other beneficiaries and other non-Indigenous people?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a week ago, the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation signed an agreement with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation leadership about social housing. I am not questioning the need for the housing dollars, but I have some questions around the details of this arrangement.

I am aware that about a third of the new money will replace units destroyed by fire. Will the rest of the money add to the housing stock in the ISR so that there are more units in total than there are now? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for that response. My final question is about quality control. Since one entity is doing the building and another is providing for the O and M, what kind of quality control will be exercised over this project and by whom? Thank you.

Thank you. I realize that the witness does not have all of this detail at her fingertips, but, as I say, if she could provide some highlevel summary of the kinds of projects that have been done, I think that would be very useful. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have questions for the Minister about a number of climate change projects that are listed on page 90. My question is about the Climate Change Adaptation Project; the Environment and Climate Change Canada Climate Change fund; Environment and Climate Change Canada Watershed Management; and Environment and Climate Change Canada Water Research and Studies. What were the outcomes of these projects, and how have they been shared with the public? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering if the department has at its fingertips any indication of the uptake on this program, whether in fact consumers who produce the electronic waste are using the recycling opportunities that exist. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, when we started our jobs, it seems like a long time ago now, the collection of electronic waste was a hot topic with retailers pushing back against the deposit fee. I'm wondering if the Minister could update me on the implementation of the electronic waste. Is it being collected in every community, and are the fees collected paying for the program? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that water and wildlife are important things to measure, but I wonder about the erosion. I've heard my colleague from Nunakput talk about the erosion in Tuktoyaktuk, for example. Is that being studied by other agencies? Thank you.