Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, while we wouldn't necessarily have to come back with a supplementary, we would just come back with an information item as to which positions may have changed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I think there was some information of the activity description in the front there as to where it might go. I take the Member’s point though about – I think he wants to know exactly where all the money is going and, I would have to go back and see because I thought during our business planning process, we gave a better indication of where it was broken down as to where the money was going to go and then we bring it forward to a business plan and we have the one figure here for $3,600,030. I’ll go back and look at the business plans and if there’s an opportunity...

We have been having those discussions as an item. As I mentioned earlier, the federal government, we made them well aware of the actual effects of their carbon pricing and the effects it’s going to have on the Northwest Territories, so we will continue to have those discussions. We will continue to make our case. I have had assurance from the Minister of Environment Canada that they will recognize the unique situation of the North. Whatever that entails remains to be seen and I guess that’s part of the wider discussion that we plan on going with them.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it's a water resource officer that's within the region that is able to provide the same services. Thank you.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I can assure the Member that ENR does have the necessary resources, and the Ramparts are priority. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, they would be considered because they are a very important source of information for the department as we do our planning. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have an existing agreement with the Yukon that was signed in 2002. We are going through a process right now to update the agreement to align with the more recently completed transboundary water agreements. We will work with the Inuvialuit as we develop our position going forward, and we will continue working with them as well as the other Aboriginal governments across the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, these positions are not all the same but they do have similar functions, though. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We believe there might be five others, but we would have to confirm that and share that with the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I take the Member's point, and we have heard those concerns stemming out of some of the incidents we had around here, and we are going to go back and work with the departments and improve our communication plan and have a primary contact or a lead contact. So we have heard the concerns, and we are taking steps to address them.