Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My colleagues tell me I have been far too nice to the Cabinet Ministers lately.
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I would like to respond to Minister Miltenberger’s Minister’s statement here today.
Mr. Speaker, are we growing strategies or are we doing something about greenhouse gas emissions? Mr. Speaker, I had a chance to just go over this document here and circle every place where it says, “has taken broad action to implement initiatives,” “these actions,” “the greenhouse gas strategy,” “2007 strategy,” “outlining 39 actions.” Mr. Speaker, it goes on and on. I circled them all. There are only four sentences left in the whole Minister’s statement. By the time you take out every reference to an action or a strategy or implementation or consultation, there is nothing left. There is no meat in this strategy, Mr. Speaker.
I would like to suggest to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources that, yes, the warming of our climate as a result of the release of greenhouse gases has brought implications to our environment and the potential to impact the social, cultural and economic well-being of NWT residents. Mr. Speaker, if the Minister wants to burn up good air time and use good paper to put out Minister’s statements, I suggest he tell us what those actions are. Where’s the meat? Thank you.
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Jacobson.
