Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the town of Norman Wells issued a humanitarian state of an emergency October 15, 2024. Under the Emergency Management Act, a declaration of an emergency would mean the price of fuel could be fixed by the responsible Minister and there may be opportunities for federal support. The following summary explains the trigger mechanism for the declaration and the items in the act that concern the prices of fuel in section 17.
Mr. Speaker, section 17(1), paragraph 1, the Minister may procure, ration, or fix prices for food, fuel, equipment, medical supplies, and other essential supplies.
Mr. Speaker, under section 18(1) of the act, if a local authority is satisfied that an emergency exists and may exist within the community, the local authority may, by resolution, declare a state of an emergency to exist in all or part of the community.
Mr. Speaker, under section 14(1), I will be asking the Minister responsible supporting the declaration and state of an emergency then invoke the Emergency Management Act, the procedures in both the act and management plan. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to sharing the questions at the appropriate time to the appropriate Minister. Mahsi.
Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from the Mackenzie Delta.
