Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of a fracking moratorium pending a comprehensive regional review.
The petition contains 1,142 signatures of Northwest Territories residents and the petitioners request that the Government of the Northwest Territories put a moratorium on horizontal hydraulic fracturing until a comprehensive, transparent and public review of the cumulative environmental, social and economic risks and benefits of the process is completed under Part 5.1 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the NWT public clearly indicates whether the risks and benefits are acceptable or not and that the Government of the Northwest Territories shift economic development away from the exploitation of fossil fuels and towards economic diversification based on renewable energy and conservation.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Mr. Dolynny.
