Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect. Obviously, climate change is a global crisis, and everyone is concerned about it. We feel the effects more than others. This is one area where, because we feel the effects and because of the high cost, the GNWT has actually done quite a bit over the last number of years to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but of course, we always have to do more. Going forward, we have to consider climate impacts in all of our decisions, in all of our infrastructure and our policy decisions, as well. Even service delivery could have implications.

We have to address the declining caribou herds. That's an environmental issue, but that goes far beyond environmental concerns. That goes to food security; that goes to culture. I know that some work has been done, but that is not something that we can ignore or make half-hearted attempts to consider.

Another issue which I hear a lot about in the South Slave is water. There are a lot of concerns about water. The water that comes into the territory comes from other jurisdictions in Alberta. We are near the oil sands. There are major dams being constructed that could affect the level of water, and that has practical effects on things such as shipping, as well as on traditional harvesting and fishing.

Those are some of the concerns that I have heard the most about and I think that we need to focus on going forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect.