Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that the responsibility of ensuring that the water quality that is coming into the Northwest Territories is the responsibility of all governments. But, because of the limited resources, we are able to do limited work on the monitoring, and also we are working with departmental officials who have consulted with Justice and other jurisdictions involved. An information item will be provided to the Executive Council prior to announcing the G.N.W.T. position.

We are determining, at this point, Mr. Speaker, who is responsible and who should be footing the bill for monitoring and making sure that water quality does not lessen in the Northwest Territories.