Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Through the preliminary work that’s been done on devolution, how we deal with contaminated sites or environmental liabilities was something that’s been talked about and negotiated for a long time. There’s been an agreed upon process that the federal government will take responsibility for all of the contaminated sites that happened under their watch. There has been an inventory done. I think they identified 694 waste sites. I guess what we have to do is make sure that if we’re aware of any waste sites, to make sure that they’re on the list. Also, not a lot of work has been done in costing out how much it will cost to clean up all of these 694 waste sites. On a going forward basis, once the point that devolution takes place, the Government of the Northwest Territories, I guess, would be responsible for sites that occur under their watch. There’s also a process for joint payment of sites that, I guess, cross borders. I think the most important thing is to make sure that if you know of a waste site, to make sure it’s on the inventory.
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