Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect. There have been a lot of options discussed out there, including a carbon tax. I'm a little leery of a carbon tax at this point because residents of the Northwest Territories continue to tell us the cost of living is too high and, unfortunately, in the Northwest Territories, many of our residents do still heat with diesel, and our heating season tends to be a month or two longer than other jurisdictions. We don't want to increase the cost of living, so we need to look at other alternatives to help our individuals reduce their costs. But I still think we have an obligation under this agreement signed by Canada to do some work around carbon limiting and whatnot in the Northwest Territories. There are options out there. I think we have fantastic people in this building who can help educate me and my colleagues so that we can make some informed decisions on how to move forward to address some of the carbon market, whether it's carbon sharing or other things. We need to be open to these opportunities in the North.
Glen Abernethy on Questions by Members
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